employer's information requirements (BY client)

Very broadly, depending on the employer, employer's information requirements may include:
Standard methods and procedures defining the way information is created, named and exchanged.
Information-related roles and responsibilities giving a clear definition of the information-related roles and what is
expected from them.
An information delivery plan or release schedule identifying which information deliverables should be delivered,
by whom and when.
A COBie demand matrix identifying which structured data about the facility, floors, spaces, zones and building
components should be delivered and when.

PAS 1192-2:2013 Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects
using building information modelling, specifies the requirements for level 2 BIM and suggests that
the employer's information requirements should include:

Information management:
Levels of detail (requirements for information submissions at defined project stages).
Training requirements.
Planning of work and data segregation (model management, naming conventions, etc.)
Co-ordination and clash detection.
Requirements for bidders' proposals for the management of the co-ordination process.
Requirements for bidders' proposals for the management of the collaboration process.
Requirements for bidders' proposals for BIM / common data environment supported health and
safety / CDM management.
A schedule of any security and integrity requirements for the project.
A schedule of any specific information to be excluded or included in information models.
A schedule of constraints set by the employer on the size of model files, the size of extranetuploads or emails, or
the file formats that can define the size of a volume.
Other project specific items such as pre-construction surveys or a requirement for the employer to receive
information models describing newly-generated products and assemblies.
A definition of any co-ordinate origin/system.
A schedule of any software formats, including version numbers, to be used by the supply chain to deliver the
project (or the formats of any outputs). NB PAS 1192-2 suggests that, 'Public sector employers may not wish to
or be able or specify software packages to be used by their suppliers, but may instead specify the formats of any
outputs. Private sector employers may choose to specify software packages and/or output formats.'
Commercial management:
Alignment of information exchanges, work stages, purpose and required formats.
Details of the expected purposes for information provided in models.
An initial responsibility matrix setting out any discipline responsibilities for model or information production in
line with the defined project stages.
A schedule of the standards and guidance documents used to define the BIM processes and protocols to be used
on the project.
A schedule of any changes to the standard roles, responsibilities, authorities and competences set out in the
contract.
Competence assessment:
Details of the competence assessment which bidders must respond to.
Changes to associated tender documentation.
 BIM tender assessment details.