Victoria National Leader On Infrastructure Management
12 September 2019
Victoria is leading the nation in
planning and managing
infrastructure projects by heading up the
development of an Australian
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Strategic Framework.
The framework was endorsed by the Board of Treasurers earlier this
month, for proposed implementation by all state and territory
governments across Australia.
The framework will standardise approaches to using
BIM in the delivery
and operation of major buildings and infrastructure – driving
efficiency, value for money, productivity and innovation.
BIM enhances information management on infrastructure projects –
allowing information to be shared across design, construction and
operation to improve decision making.
Until now, there has been no policy framework on BIM at the national
level – leading to significant inconsistency in the way state and
federal governments consider and apply BIM.
Led by the Victorian and
Queensland governments, in collaboration with
the Australasian BIM Advisory Board, the new framework will remove these
inconsistencies and better support the construction industry to deliver
major projects.
Victoria and Queensland will now play leading roles in driving the
framework’s implementation at both a state and national level – another
example of how Victoria continues to lead the way when it comes to
infrastructure delivery.
The Andrews Labor Government is investing in an unprecedented
infrastructure program across Victoria – with a total of $107 billion of
budget funded state capital projects commenced or underway.
The Labor Government’s
infrastructure investment is expected to average
$13.4 billion over the next four years, nearly triple the average of
$4.9 billion a year from 2005‑06 to 2014‑15.
Quotes attributable to Treasurer Tim Pallas
“Our unprecedented infrastructure program is creating thousands of jobs
and building the Victoria our grandchildren will inherit.”
“The new BIM Strategic Framework is the next step in ensuring our
projects are the most efficient, the most sustainable and provide value
for money for Victorians and all Australians.”
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Source: Victorian Government - www.premier.vic.gov.au
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