What happened when a gc stopped guessing on mep costs
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A GC stops finding MEP clashes in the field by comparing model revisions every time a trade publishes, instead of waiting for a walk-through. MEP is where the field gets burned.
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<p>A GC stops finding MEP clashes in the field by comparing model revisions every time a trade publishes, instead of waiting for a walk-through.</p>
<p>MEP is where the field gets burned. Ducts, conduit and pipes cross each other in a model nobody has time to review by hand, so conflicts surface when a crew is already there. A clash found on site costs $5,000 to $50,000.</p>
<p>BidLight replaces that wait:</p>
<ul><li>Work from the Revit model or the federated model in Navisworks. Each publish is a versioned snapshot.</li><li>Compare revisions element by element. MEP is broken out as its own category beside structural, envelope and interior.</li><li>Pin an issue to the elements involved. It carries the sheet and revision.</li><li>Assign an owner. They see it in the 6am digest.</li><li>Close it with a screenshot, a tagged user and the model commit.</li></ul>
<p>Caught in the model, the same clash costs about $50.</p>