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MEP BIM Coordination.

Not clash-and-fix. Every discipline — mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire — is routed jointly against the space before any clash check ever runs, so most conflicts are designed out rather than found and patched.

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This capability is delivered through a named engagement

This work isn't quoted as a standalone line item — it's delivered as part of BuildPath Sprint, scoped and guaranteed at the engagement level.

Most MEP coordination models each discipline mostly on its own, then leans on a clash detection cycle to find and fix the collisions afterward — the model ends up clash-free, but the routing itself is whatever survived the fixes. We plan routing jointly, discipline by discipline, against the space itself before that cycle ever starts. The result isn't just fewer clashes — it's straighter runs, fewer fittings, less material, and a system your trades can install faster. OmegaBIM delivers this as a dedicated MEP crew, assembled per project — engineer, coordinator and manager — for MEP contractors and GCs across the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand.

The Problem

What goes wrong without it

  • Clash-and-fix coordination gets you a clean model, but the routing behind it is still whatever each discipline drew first — extra offsets, extra fittings, extra material baked in.
  • Clash meetings generate long issue lists with no clear owner or resolution deadline, and every fix is a patch on top of an uncoordinated layout.
  • Nobody measures whether the "coordinated" result is actually efficient to fabricate and install — only whether it's clash-free.
Our Solution

How OmegaBIM approaches it

We plan every discipline's routing jointly against the space first — straight runs, minimized offsets, coordinated sequencing across systems — so most clashes are designed out before a clash check ever runs. We manage the federated model as a single point of ownership throughout, and back the result with a delivered Optimization Summary benchmarking the routing against an unoptimized baseline.

Workflow

Routing planned first, clash-checked second — the same discipline applied at every scale of engagement.

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Joint Routing Plan

Every discipline routed together against the space itself — straight runs, minimized offsets, coordinated sequencing — before any clash check runs.

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Verification Rounds

Structured Navisworks/Revizto clash rounds confirm the plan, catching what joint routing didn't already prevent.

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Optimization Summary

Fitting count, run length and install sequence benchmarked against an unoptimized baseline — delivered as an artifact, not a claim.

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Sign-off

Route-optimized federated model reaches zero hard clashes within scope and is signed off for shop drawing production.

Deliverables

What you receive

Route-optimized federated modelOptimization SummaryWeekly/biweekly coordination reportsResolution tracking logSign-off documentation
Software

Delivered in your toolchain

Revit MEPNavisworksReviztoBIM 360 / ACC

Frequently asked

How is this different from traditional clash detection?

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Traditional coordination models each discipline mostly independently, then runs clash checks to find and fix conflicts after the fact. We plan routing jointly across disciplines first — clashes are designed out at the routing stage, so most never exist to begin with. Clash checking still runs, but as verification, not as the primary mechanism.

Does routing-first coordination actually reduce fittings and material?

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Yes — straighter runs and jointly planned sequencing mean fewer offsets and transitions, which means fewer fittings, less material, and a simpler system to install. This is measured, not assumed, and delivered as an Optimization Summary against a stated baseline.

Do you run the coordination meetings, or just the model?

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Both, if needed — we can run the routing and clash cycle and meeting cadence, or slot into a coordination process your team already runs.

How often do coordination rounds run?

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Typically weekly or biweekly, set at kickoff to match your project schedule.

Is the model guaranteed clash-free?

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On the BuildPath Sprint, yes — the federated model reaches zero hard clashes within agreed scope, with a delivered Optimization Summary before final payment. Earlier-stage coordination is run to the same rigor but without that formal guarantee, since the design itself is still evolving.

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