Virtual Design and Construction Problem

Statement

2014 ASC, Great Lakes (Region 3) Student Competition

1. Introduction

This problem is designed to address the many aspects of Virtual Design and

Construction (VDC), including site logistics, BIM, 4D scheduling, 5D estimating,

quality management and clash detection. A broad knowledge base will be required

to adequately address all of these items as it relates to the overall problem solution.

Communication:

Each team will provide a single point-of-contact and email address for the

team.

All communications from the teams to the judges will be emailed to Shaun

Hester at shaun.hester@mortenson.com

Responses to questions will be provided to ALL teams.

2. Problem Description

Your project team is to be a Design/Build firm that has been asked by your client

(Mortenson Construction) to submit a proposal for a Data Center facility in the

Central United States.

Project Size: 63,500-GSF

Project Budget: $32-million

The Data Center should consist of a building housing all facilities, including data

storage, offices and mechanical space.

Data Storage: This area should consist of 24 separate data suites intended

for client equipment. Each suite will be individually accessed, secured, and

climate controlled. This shall be a large one-story space.

Office: The office shall consist of an attached two-story portion to the overall

building, approximately 7,500-GSF in area (per level). The front entrance will

be a double-height open lobby. Each level should consist of open office space

with at least two private offices and one conference room. Bathrooms, kitchen

space and associated back-of-house facilities are to be located on the main

level. Each open office area should have the ability to look out over the data

storage area.

Cost of Owner furnishings and equipment is not included in the project

budget.

MEP/FP Systems: Systems should be designed to accommodate both the

data storage and office spaces. Data spaces should be designed to Tier II

redundancy.

Site improvements shall include 60 parking spaces, storm water retainage

and any other necessary features.

Architectural aesthetics and construction materials will be at the project team’s

discretion, but should take into consideration location and environmental issues as

well as overall usage of the data center facility.

3. Problem Specifics

All proposals shall include at a minimum, but not limited to, the following:

Executive Summary

BIM

Site Logistics Plan

4D Schedule

5D Estimate

QA/QC Plan

Clash Detection

Project Turnover

Executive Summary: Should include the overall design basis that each team

arrived at to solve the problem. The summary should be succinct and to the point,

but address the overall project scope at the same time.

BIM: A Level 400 model of all building systems should be included in its native file

version. If a program other than Revit was used to create the BIM, a DWG file

should also be included. Still images/renderings or animations should be included in

the presentation at the teams discretion.

Site Logistics Plan: The site plan should include all site related construction

activities taking place throughout the construction process. While usually thought of

as a simple plan, this is the most important tool to convey means and methods of the

construction process. Special or unusual conditions should be noted and pointed

out. Minimum deliverable shall be a detailed color 2D site plan.

4D Schedule: A detailed 4D animation shall be developed in conjunction with a

gantt-style project schedule.

5D Estimate: A detailed cost analysis shall be tied into the building construction

elements as well as the project schedule identifying monthly anticipated draw

amounts.

QA/QC Plan: A documented Quality Assurance and Quality Control plan should be

included addressing both the quality of the VDC/BIM deliverables but also general

QA/QC of the facility during construction.

Clash Detection: All building systems included in the BIM should be clash free of

collisions. A detailed report showing clash tests, rules and lists should be included

with the final deliverable as well as the actual clash model.

Project Turnover: The Owner intends to fully integrate the BIM into their

BAS/CMMS. Each project team will identify what deliverables will be turned over to

the Owner at the end of the day and how they will integrate with the Owners existing

systems.

4. Deliverables and Judging Criteria

All proposals shall be digital in nature and turned over on a memory stick or

alternate device; memory sticks will be provided by Mortenson for this use. Include

the following:

Final presentation to be played during Oral Presentations (audio is not

necessary, but may be included).

All original file formats. Judges will have access to AutoCAD, Revit and

Navisworks 2014 – if other CAD/BIM software is used, please include

compatible formats.

The scoring for each presentation will be as follows:

Proposal and modeling = 60%: This will be equally spread across all of the

above categories, with extra weight/credit allocated as deemed appropriate

by the Judges.

Oral Presentation = 40%: This will be rated by how well each team addressed

and solved the problem, as well as presented the material as a team.

Thank you!