What is BIM?
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a set of digital tools that can manage construction projects effectiveness. BIM is used to describe the process of planning and managing a major construction project through the creation and use of multi-dimensional digital representations of the physical and functional characteristics of a project. This allows for the effective visualisation of a project, thereby mitigating risk and aiding the fine-tuning of the design process.
Adding Values to Every Project
BIM reflects a smartly built environment. A smart building is not only equipped with smart technology, but is planned, designed, constructed, and managed in a transparent and efficient way, resulting in an increased economic value for stakeholders.
BIM is an essential pillar for reaching future goals of smart design and sustainability, raising living standards, higher labor productivity and prime energy efficiency on a truly global stage. BIM construction management can also further prove advantageous for your business through:
- Saving your time and money – by tracing integrated 4D (time) and 5D (cost) information, the BIM model is a real-time, reliable and transparent project management tool.
- Increasing efficiency and productivity – by integrating and connecting all specialty trades in one model, ensuring the compatibility of designers and reducing design faults and construction deficiencies.
- Raising sustainability and operating standards – by simulating energy consumption or assuming dynamic in-house flows before physical establishments are in place, thus allowing for operation phase-oriented building design.
Making Well-Informed Decisions, Faster
BIM enables constant information exchange among architects, engineers, specialists, developers, contractors and other parties. It helps teams to make well-informed decisions faster, thereby achieving more effective and efficient design than if BIM had not been used.
Our use of BIM helps owners make decisions earlier in the design phase of the project. By making these decisions early, we are able to size the equipment properly and leave more space for the owner to rent or sell.
BIM can also be used for clash detection and to eliminate spatial conflicts, such as areas where the C&S, M&M and architecture designs call for equipment or component to occupy the same space.
Projects
Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park, Phase 3 (MCKIP3)
Project Highlights
Infrastructure masterplanning and engineering design for the 600-acre industrial park in Kuantan, Pahang.
Scope of Services
- Provided infrastructure master planning (KM amendment), coordination with local authorities and external agencies on the overall (master) infrastructure, including roads, drainage, stormwater management, power supply, water supply, telecommunications and sewerage infrastructure of the entire township.
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- client: East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC)
- Year Of Complited: Nov 2020 – Jun 2022
Police Station, Quarters and Facilities, Kuala Krau, Pahang
Project Highlights
Engineering design and supervision of civil and structural works for the police station, Class E and F quaters, surau, open hall and other supporting facilities and infrastructure (roads, drainage, stormwater management, earthworks, erosion and sediment control, sewerage, and water reticulation) in Kuala Krau, Pahang, Malaysia.
Scope of Services
- Provided civil and structural design, BIM modelling, tender documentation and construction contract administration, as well as coordination with local authorities for DO, BP and CCC.
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- client: PBLT Sdn Bhd (with Kementerian Dalam Negeri and Polis DiRaja Malaysia)
- Year Of Complited: Ongoing
Proposed Mosque, Kuala Lumpur
Project Highlights
Engineering design and supervision of civil and structural works for the construction of a modern mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Scope of Services
- Provide civil and structural design, BIM modelling, tender documentation and construction contract administration, as well as coordination with local authorities for DO, BP and CCC.
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- client: Private
- Year Of Complited: Ongoing
Laman Desaru, Desaru Coast, Johor
Project Highlights
Engineering design and supervision of civil and structural works for the construction of Industrialised Building System (IBS) staff housing at Desaru Coast, Desaru, Johor, Malaysia.
Scope of Services
- Provided civil and structural design, BIM modelling, tender documentation and construction contract administration, as well as coordination with local authorities for DO, BP and CCC.
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- client: Themed Attractions Resorts and Hotels Sdn Bhd (TARH)
- Year Of Complited: Aug 2019 – Sep 2023
Bayuemas Welcome Centre and Sales Gallery, Klang, Selangor
Project Highlights
Engineering design and supervision of civil and structural works for the Sales Gallery and Welcome Centre of Bayuemas, a mixed-development township in Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
Scope of Services
- Provided civil and structural design, BIM modelling, tender documentation and construction contract administration, as well as coordination with local authorities for DO, BP and CCC.
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- client: SP Setia
- Year Of Complited: Aug 2019 – Sep 2023
State of Kuwait Embassy and Diplomatic Residences, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Project Highlights
Engineering design and construction supervision of civil, structural and geotechnical works for the Embassy Building, Ambassador Residence and six Diplomatic Residences
Scope of Services
- Provide civil and structural design as well as coordination with local authorities for DO and BP
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- client: State of Kuwait
- Year Of Complited: Nov 2016 – Present
Sealife Legoland Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
Project Highlights
Straits provided services for Merlin Entertainment LLC (UK) and Legoland Malaysia for the construction of the first Sealife Centre in Malaysia. Sealife is an aquarium attraction which showcases fresh and salt water creatures. Straits collaborated with local and foreign consultants in various disciplines. In the Feasibility / Business Case Stage, Straits provided preliminary civil and structural design based on the architect’s layout and allowed the QS to provide a budgetary estimate for the projects.
During the Design Stage, Straits produced submission drawings and reports for Development Order (DO), Infrastructure (Road, Drainage, Earthwork) and Building Plan (BP) as well as submissions to the water and sewerage authorities. Straits also produced the design drawings, calculations and reports which were used in the tender stage and coordinated with other disciplines. Weekly project meetings / conference calls were attended to ensure proper coordination between all disciplines. Straits participated in coordination meetings and obtained the required permits for the building.
In the Tender Stage, Straits participated in the tender interviews and clarifications, produced addendums as required. In Construction Stage, Straits is coordinating the C&S drawings and addressing discrepancies based on site conditions and contractor’s requests. Straits provides a full standing supervising Resident Engineer to address site issues and monitor the contractor’s work. RFI, RFA, site memos, NCR, etc are issued and/or responded by Straits as required or as relevant.
The challenges include substantial coordination between the various disciplines, as the requirements for theming (ID), aquarium life support systems (LSS), M&E and design of odd shaped tanks. As a solution, the team used Revit (ie, building information modelling or BIM), in 3D to allow clear view of utility/structure/architecture conflicts and accurate quantity take-offs, which also helped minimize variations during construction.
Scope of Services
- Planning, design, tender and construction supervision of Sealife Legoland structure
- Structural design of Ocean Tank and Sting Ray Tank
- Construction planning and handling of sea creatures
- Contract documents developed through BIM software
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- client: Merline Entertainments
- Year Of Complited: Nov 2015 – Mar 2019
Rekascape, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Project Highlights
- Engineering design and supervision of civil and structural works for Entrepreneur Centre, Cyberjaya
- Envisioned as a catalyst towards an empowered and thriving community of entrepreneurs, it is positioned to drive robust economic activities through creativity and innovation
Scope of Services
- Provide civil and structural design as well as coordination with local authorities for DO and BP.
- Provide full standing supervision at site for entire project duration
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- client: Cyberview Sdn Bhd
- Year Of Complited: Sep 2015 – Dec 2018