BIM in Polish Public Tenders—Analysis
of Selected Tender Procedures
T. Nowobilski, M. Sawicki, and M. Szóstak
Abstract BIM technology is increasingly used in the Polish construction industry,
as well as by public procurement entities. The current Act on Public Procurement Law
permits the use of tools of electronic modelling of building data in public investments,
which can be understood as BIM technology. The purpose of this article is the
quantitative analysis of selected Polish tender procedures in which the contracting
authority has indicated the obligation to use BIM technology in the subject of the
contract. The analysis included, among others, the subject of the contract, conditions
for participating in the procedure, and the criteria that were used to select the best
offer. The subject of the article involved the analysis of 20 selected Polish tender
procedures. The analysis showed that BIM technology is increasingly required by
procurement entities during public procurements. In addition, there can be seen to
be a continuous increase in the awareness among contracting authorities concerning
BIM technology. In tendering procedures, it is more and more required from the
bidders to have knowledge about BIM technology, as well as experience in using
it. These aspects are willingly used by procurement entities as a non-price criterion
for the evaluation of bids. According to the authors, a correctly prepared investment
project, which in the case of public procurements should include the development
of the correct tender documentation that includes, among others, the specification of
essential terms of the contract and information requirements of the awarding entity
with regards to BIM (so-called EIR), is important for the appropriate implementation
of the investment when using BIM technology.
Keywords BIM technology · Public procurement · Tender procedure ·
Construction industry · EIR
T. Nowobilski · M. Sawicki · M. Szóstak (B)
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Building Engineering, Wroclaw University of
Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland
e-mail: mariusz.szostak@pwr.edu.pl
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Engineering, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 122,
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of Selected Tender Procedures
T. Nowobilski, M. Sawicki, and M. Szóstak
Abstract BIM technology is increasingly used in the Polish construction industry,
as well as by public procurement entities. The current Act on Public Procurement Law
permits the use of tools of electronic modelling of building data in public investments,
which can be understood as BIM technology. The purpose of this article is the
quantitative analysis of selected Polish tender procedures in which the contracting
authority has indicated the obligation to use BIM technology in the subject of the
contract. The analysis included, among others, the subject of the contract, conditions
for participating in the procedure, and the criteria that were used to select the best
offer. The subject of the article involved the analysis of 20 selected Polish tender
procedures. The analysis showed that BIM technology is increasingly required by
procurement entities during public procurements. In addition, there can be seen to
be a continuous increase in the awareness among contracting authorities concerning
BIM technology. In tendering procedures, it is more and more required from the
bidders to have knowledge about BIM technology, as well as experience in using
it. These aspects are willingly used by procurement entities as a non-price criterion
for the evaluation of bids. According to the authors, a correctly prepared investment
project, which in the case of public procurements should include the development
of the correct tender documentation that includes, among others, the specification of
essential terms of the contract and information requirements of the awarding entity
with regards to BIM (so-called EIR), is important for the appropriate implementation
of the investment when using BIM technology.
Keywords BIM technology · Public procurement · Tender procedure ·
Construction industry · EIR
T. Nowobilski · M. Sawicki · M. Szóstak (B)
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Building Engineering, Wroclaw University of
Science and Technology, Wrocław, Poland
e-mail: mariusz.szostak@pwr.edu.pl
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Z. Zembaty et al. (eds.), Environmental Challenges in Civil
Engineering, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 122,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63879-5_14
181