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Strengthening Coordination and Compliance on Ipswich Hospital Expansion

Project Overview

Strengthening Coordination and Compliance in Healthcare Delivery

Ipswich Hospital Expansion Stage 2 is a major Queensland Health capital works project delivering new acute care, emergency, and outpatient facilities for the growing West Moreton region.

For BESIX Watpac, the challenge was not simply managing digital models. It was maintaining coordination control, compliance, and information integrity across a complex healthcare environment where evolving clinical requirements and multidisciplinary interfaces could quickly introduce delivery risk.

IIMBE Role

IIMBE was engaged by BESIX Watpac as BIM Manager for Stage 2 of the Ipswich Hospital Expansion.

DEFINE

At mobilisation, IIMBE established and maintained a BIM Execution Plan aligned to Queensland Health’s standards and deliverable requirements. We clarified information responsibilities across disciplines and set structured coordination protocols to support staged submissions at 50%, 80%, and 100% Design Development.

This created early governance, reduced ambiguity, and ensured digital requirements were embedded before project complexity increased.

DELIVER

Throughout design development and coordination, IIMBE managed federated models in Revizto to identify, track, and resolve clashes across architectural, structural, and building services disciplines.

We audited model data against client standards, checked information integrity, and supported cost planning and design decision-making through model assurance and data-led visualisation. This improved coordination visibility, strengthened collaboration between consultant and contractor teams, and reduced the likelihood of downstream rework and compliance issues.

ENABLE

IIMBE supported structured documentation and data handover processes so information created during delivery could transition more reliably into operations.

By maintaining consistency and quality across the project lifecycle, we helped protect the integrity of Queensland Health’s asset information at handover. Ongoing BIM training and support also strengthened digital capability within the wider project team.

Outcome

The project achieved stronger coordination control, reduced rework risk, and greater confidence that digital deliverables remained aligned to Queensland Health requirements throughout delivery. Beyond design and construction, the work also improved handover readiness and protected the long-term value of operational asset information.