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Delivery checklist

BIM/VDC Package Delivery Checklist

Who it's for: VDC managers, BIM leads, coordination leads, and project engineers owning model handoffs before meetings and bid deadlines.

When to use: Use before sending RVT/IFC/NWD packages, clash reports, bid sets, owner handoffs, or scan-to-BIM datasets ahead of a coordination meeting or bid window.

Before the meeting clock starts

  • Confirm the coordination meeting / bid deadline and required arrival buffer
  • Name a delivery owner who will confirm downloads before the call
  • List packages by audience (GC, architect, trades, owner) — don’t send one mega-dump to everyone
  • Align agenda language with the exact model version string you will send
  • Decide what happens if transfer slips past the meeting buffer

Package & version

  • Confirm model version / federated set name in the folder root
  • Include issue/date stamp matching the meeting agenda
  • Strip stale WIP that should not go to subcontractors
  • Include clash reports, BCF, or issue lists that belong with this set
  • Note package size and expected download time for attendees on jobsite Wi-Fi
  • Verify a sample model/viewer package opens before upload

Meeting-driven queue

  • Set the hard deadline relative to the coordination meeting (not “sometime Friday”)
  • Queue critical packages first; archive and photo sets second
  • Assign someone to confirm recipient download before the call starts
  • Prepare contingency if overnight bandwidth is constrained
  • If multiple trades need different subsets, queue separate controlled deliveries

Jobsite & regional constraints

  • Check whether recipients are on trailer Wi-Fi or office fiber
  • Warn attendees if download will take longer than the pre-meeting buffer
  • Avoid last-minute “can you grab this from my personal Dropbox” paths
  • If drives are Plan B, confirm courier ETA still beats the meeting

Stakeholder communication

  • Tell each recipient group what they are getting and what they are not
  • State clearly whether this is WIP coordination or issued-for-construction
  • Provide the access window end time with the send notice
  • Confirm who must reply “received and opened” before the meeting

Failure / retry plan

  • If transfer slips past the meeting buffer, notify attendees early with a new ETA
  • Do not mix an outdated model into a new uncontrolled share to “save time”
  • Escalate when shipping drives would miss the meeting entirely
  • Capture root cause (version confusion vs bandwidth vs access) for the VDC postmortem
  • If you must re-send, bump the version string so nobody works from the wrong set
  • Park failed transfers — don’t leave half-synced folders labeled as the meeting set

Recipient / access plan

  • Grant subcontractor access only for the packages they need
  • Expire access after the review / bid window
  • Keep owner vs trade packages on separate controlled deliveries when needed
  • Record who received the package and when
  • Revoke temporary consultant access after the coordination cycle
  • Avoid eternal shared-folder invites that outlive the trade’s involvement

Verification plan

  • Confirm the recipient can open the model/viewer package
  • Verify version string matches the meeting agenda
  • Log delivery time relative to the meeting start
  • Have at least one trade confirm download before the call when critical
  • Archive the send record for RFI / change disputes later
  • Only then mark the coordination set as “issued for this meeting”

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