Proposing Criteria to Evaluate the Effectiveness of BIM Application in the Payment of Construction Projects in Vietnam

In the construction industry, Building Information modeling (BIM) has been recognized as the advanced technology for changing and improving the construction process. Especially for investors and contractors, the BIM technology has been applied for checking the clash among building elements in the design process and for modeling the construction progress. However, the application of BIM to construction project payment has not emphasised strongly in Vietnam. The implementation process to replace the BIM model for the traditional payment method is facing many obstacles. This study aims to analyze the potentials and benefits of applying the BIM in payment. The quantitative and statistical analysis was performed based on data collected from a questionnaire survey of stakeholders who have experience in the BIM application and construction payment. Then, this study proposes criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the BIM application in construction project payment. The research supports state agencies and businesses in BIM excution planning (BEP) in general and payment process in particular.