E2210 - BIM and IPD : Everything You Need to Know about Collaborative Project Delivery (Part 2)

Geza R. Banfai is a Counsel with McMillan LLP, practicing infrastructure - construction law and mediation. He is the recipient of the 2016 Award of Excellence in Construction and Infrastructure Law from the Ontario Bar Association, and was named the 2017 Toronto Construction Law Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in Canada. He is a Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers, and is listed in Chambers Global, Construction - Canada, the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Lexpert/American Lawyer), Best Lawyers in Canada (Woodward/White), International Who’s Who of Professionals, Who’s Who Legal, Canada and International Who’s Who of Public Procurement Lawyers. In his extensive construction law practice, he has represented participants at every level of the construction pyramid, from negotiating and drafting construction and related contracts (including alliancing and joint venture agreements, and P3 and similar lender-driven arrangements) to claims and disputes of many kinds. His past directorships include the Canadian Construction Association, Consulting Engineers of Ontario and Toronto Construction Association. In addition, he is a member of the Construction Law and ADR Sections of the Ontario Bar Association, the Forum on the Construction Industry of the American Bar Association and the Society of Construction Law. He sits as the ex-officio legal representative on the Canadian Construction Documents Committee, and was chair of CCDC’s IPD Task Force which created the CCDC 30 standard form Canadian IPD contract. He served as a member of the Advisory Group assisting the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General in the finalization and implementation of the new Construction Act. He continues to write and lecture extensively on various issues involving the industry.

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40mm is just over an inch and a half. 76.2mm is 3 inches. Don't forget, 1 inch = 25.4 mm. Not deliberately correcting you just making you aware of how construction can get confusing very quickly over very simple matters.

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Chetna, a major problem with IPD's is ensuring that there is the "correct staff fit". Someone has to lead, yes, but too many "alphas" is a recipe for disaster as that is not true collaboration!

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Your questions, how much bearing for a joist on a masonry wall. Soft skills - think of the question; is it clear or ambiguous; will the listener readily understand it; is it likely to be in his practicable construction knowledge set; is the joist allowed to sit freely on the masonry wall or will a joist hanger suffice; can the joist be built into masonry wall as the work progresses?

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Tread cautiously with BIM. You are only as good as the programme e.g. structural steelwork - has the programmed been set up to account for baseplates, ground bolts. black bolts, cleats, framing plates. Too often the programmer only sees the main H beams at the expense of everything else.