What the contract does not say gets paid for later.
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Control of the project starts in the architect’s contract. If every requirement, technical and contractual, is in each party’s contract, everyone knows what they deliver, when, and how it is checked. In every phase, from the typical room to the whole portfolio.
Source: BCG, How technology is revolutionizing construction (2016)
The contract has to be adapted to BIM anyway. Do it once, for every project you build.
* Public readings, may be out of date: Iberian Property; Granada, 520 studios from €650/month at 95 % (studentexperience.com, October 2026).
An asset digitised from construction makes operation and maintenance cheaper for the whole operating period. On every development of your own, the same contract avoids renegotiating, redoing work and paying extras. Doing it well costs little more than doing the minimum. With Granada’s public figures; swap in your own. An example, not a forecast.
Prudent assumptions, undiscounted, before tax. Adapting the contract (€3,360) is separate. Delay is valued at lost rent only.
Public readings, may be out of date: Granada, 520 studios from €650/month (Student Experience, Oct 2026); plan for 5 residences (Iberian Property, 2021) and a 3,600-bed pipeline (Iberian Property). Everything else: example.
In a residence, mistakes multiply. So do good decisions.
Example figures, using Granada’s public prices.
The typical room
A bathroom duct hits a beam and it is found on site. If the contract requires the typical room to be coordinated in the model with every trade before tendering, it is solved in the model.The beds
The count comes from the model and matches the business plan (10 × €650 × 10 months × 95 %).What gets modelled
Only what is measured, tendered or handed over. You pay for decisions, not modelling hours.The site change
Switching 20 studios to a larger type: with the change in the model, quantities are objective and the change order closes in days.The construction tender
Quantities from one source for every contractor: comparable bids and no claims for forgotten items.The final handover
In the contractor’s contract it is part of the price. In the architect’s, it is billed as an extra or nobody delivers it.We have reviewed your draft. Three points cost the most.
On top of that, a residence’s rooms, beds and equipment are undefined. The full review comes with the engagement.
We adapt your architect’s contract to BIM. You sign it.
- 1Feasibility and concept
- 2Basic design and permit
- 3Detailed design
- 4Construction tender
- 5Construction
- 6Completion and LPO
One model, six phases, each with its owner. * About €10,700 of rent a day, on Granada’s public figures.
- 1 · Feasibility and conceptDecisions on dataAreas, beds and comparable options from the model.Architect
- 2 · Basic design and permitEarlier permitBuilding code (CTE) and planning rules (LISTA, Málaga PGOU) checked in the model.Architect and engineers
- 3 · Detailed designFewer change ordersCoordinated with every trade before tendering.Architect and engineers
- 4 · Construction tenderComparable bidsQuantities from the model, the same for everyone.Architect
- 5 · ConstructionProgramme protectedChanges in the model and installation detail.Contractor; site supervision integrates
- 6 · Completion and LPOPaid for onceDocuments for the occupancy licence and an as-built model ready for operation.Contractor and architect; site supervision verifies
* Targets estimated from previous housing projects; they depend on the context of each job. The calculator deliberately uses a more prudent assumption (15 %).
Each requirement belongs to one party and one phase, but the model serves them all, through to operation, if the contract bounds what is modelled and why. If not, it serves no one. The contract says who produces it, what data it carries and how it is accepted, and sets your shared platform: one source instead of lost emails, approval workflows, meeting minutes and every deliverable logged with date, author and result.
"The model will be updated at the end of construction."
"The contractor delivers the as-built model, with data for every piece of equipment, before handover. Site supervision checks it within 10 days against the checklist. It is a condition for signing the certificate of completion."
Optional: 10 hours of support negotiating with the architect, €700. Breakdown · Sample (PDF)
We write requirements teams can price and meet, because we apply them on site.
Vía Célere · EMVS Madrid · Neinor
- A technical lead accountable for the BIM adaptation paying off in your business.
- Requirements written for Spanish phases, permits and contractors.
- We know both sides of the contract: what is asked and what it costs to deliver.
- We work in Spanish and English, with your team, your architects and contractors.
We already have your draft. In 2 weeks, the contract adapted to BIM.
Ready to sign with the architect: every requirement with its owner, its deadline and its acceptance criterion.
50 % on acceptance · 50 % on delivery · one round of adjustments · offer valid 30 days
Alejandro García Nicolás · Technical lead · Avatar
€3,360 + VAT, fixed price. Accepting it by email is enough; the round of adjustments follows your review. If you can share your design guide, we tailor the requirements to your product and your room types. Then, if you want: compliance control through design and construction and the same contract as the standard for all your projects in Spain. If you commission the roll-out within the following 12 months, these 48 hours are deducted.