From BIM to digital twins: towards a successful data exchange through public procurement: a case study research within the Dutch building industry

The construction sector is experiencing a fundamental shift towards greater digitization. Building information modeling (BIM), augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), the internet of things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Digital twins are all becoming more prevalent in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry....

A Best Value approach to public procurement: Stimulating the transition towards a circular infrastructure in the Netherlands

The last couple of years the concept of the Circular Economy (CE) has been gaining more and more attention. The Netherlands want to become a CE as well and the government presented a national policy programme including goals to reach a CE in 2050. One of those goals is that Dutch public authorities should procure all their projects 100%...

Setting up the Innovation Partnership: Designing a guide for project managers for Dutch contracting authorities with a demand for construction-related innovation

Circulair aanbesteden: DNA-match: het geheim achter een spraakmakende circulaire aanbesteding

The circular economy is a hot topic and seen as the solution to the depletion of the earth. According to multiple researchers procurement is an important mean to stimulate circularity, thereby boosting the transition towards a circular economy. However, one thinks the Dutch procurement law is obstructing circular procurement, and one does not...

De juridische mogelijkheden voor innovatie met behulp van Europese aanbestedingsprocedures

In this thesis are three European procurement procedures compared and is reflected on the usage of the possibilities provided for innovation. This investigation is done with help of Rijkswaterstaat. Project where the PCP or the Competitive Dialog was used are reviewed and analysed. Based on scientific sources and interviews legal influence...

Chances for the Competitive Dialogue: An economic impact assessment of changing procurement legislation for the competitive dialogue procedure

The competitive dialogue is a procedure used by Rijkswaterstaat to obtain the most economically -effective contract available for ‘particularly complex’ projects. The procedure entails a dialogue, which may be phased, with the aim of developing one or more suitable alternatives capable of meeting its requirements. Due to changing legislation...

Some legal aspects of BIM in establishing a collaborative relationship

Working with BIM will have legal consequences. In the Netherlands these consequences are feared by some and seen as an obstacle to wide spread use of BIM techniques. Unnecessarily so. In the paper it will be shown that according to Dutch law liability issues nor copyright issues nor issues of procurement law should be seen as an obstacle. What...

Some legal aspects of BIM in establishing a collaborative relationship

Working with BIM will have legal consequences. In the Netherlands these consequences are feared by some and seen as an obstacle to wide spread use of BIM techniques. Unnecessarily so. In the paper it will be shown that according to Dutch law liability issues nor copyright issues nor issues of procurement law should be seen as an obstacle. What...