The EIR is last project's EIR.
Copied, renamed, and never mapped to the asset data the client needs at handover.
Standard ISO 19650-1 / -2 / -5
Markets KSA-wide
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ISO 19650 BIM standards that hold on live projects.
We write the information requirements, BIM execution plans and CDE rules every appointed party can follow. Aligned to ISO 19650, and ready for KSA government and giga-project submissions.
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AIM United · In short
What is ISO 19650?
ISO 19650 is the international standard for managing information on a building project with Building Information Modelling (BIM). AIM United writes the exchange information requirements (EIR), BIM execution plans (BEP) and common data environment (CDE) rules, then audits and trains the project team. We set up ISO 19650 for clients in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the GCC, prepare Saudi government projects for EXPRO's BIM requirements, and hold ISO 19650 certification ourselves.
Everyone has a standard. Nobody follows the same one.
Five parties, five naming systems.
Nobody trusts a file called FINAL_v3, so everyone checks everything twice.
The BEP is signed, then filed.
It won the tender. Nobody checks delivery against it.
The CDE is a shared drive.
No work-in-progress area, no approval gate, no record of who published what.
The submission comes back.
A model returned by the client's information manager costs a week of programme you did not plan for.
The tender asks for evidence.
A giga-project wants to see how you manage information. Today the answer is a slide.
Stage 1 · The ISO 19650 stack
Five layers. Each one answers a question.
Stage 2 · Common data environment
Every container moves through four states, and only through the gates.
Example naming: Project-Originator-Volume-Level-Type-Role-Number
How ready is your firm? Five questions.
Each answer realigns a layer of the stack. Gaps show as layers out of line. A quick self-check, not an audit: nothing is stored or sent.
What we deliver.
ISO 19650 information management
The appointing party's side of the stack, written for your estate.
- OIR, AIR and PIR
- EIR for each appointment
- Information protocol and responsibility matrix
BIM execution plans (BEPs)
The delivery team's answer to the EIR, from tender to handover.
- Pre- and post-appointment BEP
- MIDP and TIDPs
- Capability and capacity assessment
- Level of information need matrix
CDE set-up
One source of truth with states, gates and an audit trail.
- WIP, Shared, Published, Archived
- Naming convention, status and revision codes
- Role permissions and approval workflows
KSA mandate and client-standard readiness
Know what applies to each project before the model is built.
- Mandate threshold check per project
- Submission checklist and IFC export settings
- KSA client EIR mapped to your BEP
Templates and families
The standard, built into the files your team opens every day.
- Revit project and view templates
- Shared parameters and title blocks
- Family library and IFC mapping tables
Training
Role by role, on your own projects, not a generic course.
- Appointing party and lead appointed party
- Task teams and information managers
- BEP and CDE walk-throughs
BIM audits
Evidence that the standard holds, and scripts that keep checking.
- Model health and BEP compliance
- Naming, metadata and CDE audit
- RAG report with a fix list
Asset information and digital handover
ISO 19650-3 for the operational phase: the data FM needs, delivered and checked at handover.
- AIR and asset information model (AIM) set-up
- COBie and asset data drops per stage
- Handover checks into your CAFM / FM system
Proof
Company record and project data
On record, not described.
ISO 19650
AIM United is certified to ISO 19650 for information management, with ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 41001.
Certified94 buildings
Modelled and coordinated from LOD 400 to LOD 500 at Six Flags Qiddiya.
Six Flags Qiddiya80%
Of AIM United projects are for returning clients.
Company recordOn government-funded projects, EXPRO's National Manual for Project Management requires design data and drawings to come from 3D models, a BIM Manager on large projects and COBie data in IFC. Giga-projects set their own BIM requirements in their EIRs and contracts.
buildingSMART Saudi Arabia joined buildingSMART International in July 2024 as its 35th chapter, to promote openBIM standards in the Kingdom.
- BIM management, ISO 19650 and BEPLucid Motors Manufacturing Plant, Phase 2 · LOD 400 to LOD 500, 4DKAEC · Ongoing
- Multi-discipline coordination, 94 buildingsSix Flags Qiddiya · LOD 400 to LOD 500Qiddiya · 2023–2025
- Validated LOD 500 as-built handoverBank AlJazira HQ · scan-to-BIM, MEP and security review to SAMA standardsJeddah · Ongoing
The AIM United method, applied to standards.
01
Capture
We read your contracts, templates, current CDE and last three submissions.
02
Model
We write the requirements, the BEP, the naming convention and the templates.
03
Automate
Naming, model health and IFC export checks run as scripts, not spreadsheets.
04
Deploy
We configure the CDE, train each role and support the first delivery milestone.
05
Evolve
Scheduled audits, and updates when ISO 19650 parts or the client's standards change.
FAQ
Which projects have you run to these standards?
Lucid Motors Phase 2 in KAEC (BIM management to ISO 19650 with a BEP, LOD 400 to LOD 500 and 4D), Six Flags Qiddiya (94 buildings, LOD 400 to LOD 500), the Wadi and Gateway hotels and the Living Heritage cultural centre in Qiddiya, and the Bank AlJazira headquarters in Jeddah.
Is BIM mandatory in Saudi Arabia?
For government-funded projects, EXPRO's National Manual for Project Management requires 3D-model-based design data, a BIM Manager on large projects and COBie data in IFC. On your project, the binding requirement is the client's EIR and contract. We map it line by line to your BEP.
What is the difference between an EIR and a BEP?
The EIR is the client's side: what information they need, when, and to what standard. The BEP is the delivery team's answer: who produces it, with which tools, to which schedule. One asks; the other commits.
Do you work to giga-project standards (EIR, BEP, ISO 19650)?
Yes. We write and review BEPs against client EIRs, set up naming and CDE workflows to the client's standard, and prepare the evidence prequalification teams ask for. AIM United is certified to ISO 19650.
Are you ISO 19650 certified?
Yes. AIM United is certified to ISO 19650 for information management, alongside ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 41001. If a tender asks for the certificates, we send them with the prequalification pack.
Which CDE platforms do you set up?
Autodesk Construction Cloud, Aconex and ProjectWise, or a SharePoint-based CDE for smaller teams. The states, gates and naming stay the same; only the platform changes.