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Employers Information Requirements (EIRs)

Employers Information Requirements – a key document to communicate to all
project team members what information is required and when during the lifecycle
of a project. This will ensure the process of BIM is achieved by creating a structured
and clear set of requirements that the client will utilise at the final handover of the
building.

The EIR is a key starting point for clients when engaging in BIM projects,
because it contains some clear instructions about how a project should be
executed (Delivery and Handover).

- EIR’s form part of the appointment and tender documents on a BIM project to
enable suppliers to produce their initial BIM execution plan (BEP).
- EIR is created as early as possible (from the outset of a project), before the
appointment of the design or construction suppliers.
- The EIR is created in house by the employer or by their professional
advisors who have experience in the creation of EIR documents.
- An EIR makes sure the appointed team know the level of service they need
to provide. The information is provided to all parties involved where and
when requested.

Working without EIRs:

- Teams working without EIRs in place will struggle to ensure that the right
information is issued at the right time to support decision making.
- Teams working without could be creating excessive amounts of
information just for the sake of it, rather than efficiently focusing on what is
needed.

What does the employer/client want?

What the employer wants to get out of the project information model at the end of
each stage will vary for each project?

E.g. If an employer wants their Facilities Management team to implement a

variable maintenance schedule this needs to be set out in the EIR so the
project team knows they must enter full product specification details onto the
model.

EIR establishes:

❏ Who is sharing the information? (Responsibility matrix)

❏ What information is needed? (Detailed information requirements)

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❏ When information is needed by? (Project milestones)

❏ Why information is needed? (defined information purpose)

A typical EIR will be broken down into three areas covering:

- Technical,

- Commercial,

- Management Considerations.

Technical: Management: Commercial:

- Information format - Standards, - Timing of data.

(data exchange - Stakeholder roles and
format) and file type responsibilities,
Software platforms - Planning the work and
used for exchanging data segregation and
information, security,
- Co-ordinates, - Security,
- Level of detail - Coordination and clash
(general). detection process,
- Level of detail - Collaboration process,
(components),
- Model review
- Training. meetings,
- Health and safety and
construction design
management,
- System performance
constraints,
- Compliance plan,
- Delivery strategy for
asset information.
- Clients strategic
purpose.
- Defined BIM/project
deliverables,
- BIM-specific
competence
assessment,
- Competence
assessment for those
looking to tender the
project and
demonstrate their
ability to deliver the
requirements of the
EIR.

Questions:

Q1. What is the purpose of the information?

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Q2. What are the effects on project outcome and delivery?