The Government has released the 2nd edition of the Construction Procurement Guidelines as part of an update to the Government Procurement Rules. The Construction Procurement Guidelines set out the standards of good practice for government agencies to apply to their construction projects.
The new release includes an update to the Construction Procurement BIM guideline, outlining the benefits of BIM and how agencies can get started with BIM. The BIM Guideline includes a directive that Agencies must adopt BIM to aid the design, construction and maintenance of assets, in accordance with the New Zealand BIM Handbook.