Major construction projects in Asia make up a large number of winners at the Bentley 2017 Be Inspired Awards, reflecting the advancement of BIM technology across the region.
The annual awards event honours the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing infrastructure design, construction and operations throughout the world.
From Southeast Asia, two construction projects have shined through. One of them is the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Project - Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which is the winner of the award under the BIM Advancements in Rail and Transit category.
The KVMRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya Line is the second MRT line being developed for the Greater Kuala Lumpur-Klang Valley region of Malaysia, and is said to be the first metro project in Asia to adopt a BIM Level 2 strategy. MRT Corporation mandated a BIM methodology, including 3D photogrammetry for verification at critical milestones, to improve design collaboration, construction feasibility and accuracy of as-built information, and ensure sustainability of asset information throughout the project lifecycle.
The other project is the Automation and Integration of Substation Design Work for 230 kV Project in Kratié and Kampong Cham, Cambodia (above image, credit: Pestech International Berhad), which has won the award under the BIM Advancements in Utilities Transmission and Distribution category. Here, Diamond Power Limited awarded a US$100 million contract to Pestech International Berhad to design, supply, erect and commission a 230 kV substation and transmission system from the town of Kratié to the city of Kampong Cham. Pestech also secured a US$92.2 million EPC contract upgrade to build, operate and transmit, followed by a 25-year concession to operate and maintain the power transmission system. For the project, Pestech replaced the manual design process of past projects with Bentley Substation, which provided an integrated platform for electrical and power design.
Other winning infastructure projects in Asia include the following:
1. Sustainable Solutions for Control and Protection Systems (Klang, Selangor, Malaysia) - BIM Advancements in Manufacturing
2. JICA Assisted Ganga Action Plan-II (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) - BIM Advancements in Environmental Engineering
3. Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (Hong Kong) – BIM Advancements in Construction
4. Development of Anderson Road Quarry Site (Hong Kong) – BIM Advancements in Reality Modeling
5. Heihe - Blagoveshchensk Heilongjiang River (Amur River) Road Bridge Project - (Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, China) - BIM Advancements in Bridges
6. Tongzhou Water Works of Beijing South-to-North Water Diversion Project (Beijing, China) - BIM Advancements in Water and Wastewater Plants
7. Application of BIM Strategy on the Transformation of Meiguan Expressway to Urban Road Design Project (Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China) - BIM Advancements in Roads
8. Wugachong Reservoir Project (Pu'an County, Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China) - BIM Advancements in Power Generation
9. Application of BIM Strategy for Shenzhen Qianhai Municipal Infrastructure (Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China) - BIM Advancements in Municipal Operations
10. PL19-3 Oil Field Jacket Design and Development of ‘Fixed Offshore Structure Design Tool’ Software (Tianjin, China) - BIM Advancements in Mining and Offshore Engineering
The annual Be Inspired Awards competition is an integral part of The Year in Infrastructure Conference, which was recently held in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, from 10 to 12 October 2017. The event brought together infrastructure professionals from around the globe to share innovative practices in infrastructure project design, engineering, construction and operations.
To find out about other global awards winners, click here.
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