BIM averts potential 10-year Pan Borneo Highway delay, saves RM157m
PUTRAJAYA: Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology saved the government RM157 million and prevented a potential 10-year delay to the Pan Borneo Sarawak Highway project, the Works Ministry said.
PUTRAJAYA: The government saved RM157 million and avoided a potential 10-year delay to the Pan Borneo Sarawak Highway project through the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology, according to the Works Ministry. Works Minister Datuk Sri Alexander Nanta Linggi revealed that over 3,000 drawing errors were corrected during construction in 2016 due to BIM, preventing a significant delay.
The minister emphasized that BIM promotes orderly construction, reduces errors, delays, and costs, leading to overall efficiency and time savings. Hannah Yeoh, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories), and Datuk Seri Azman Ibrahim, Works Ministry secretary-general, attended the opening ceremony of Malaysia BIM Day 2026 in Putrajaya.
Azman highlighted that BIM's value was demonstrated clearly in the Pan Borneo Sarawak Highway project, where resolving drawing errors through BIM saved the government RM157 million and prevented a 10-year delay. The ministry is now promoting wider BIM adoption across the construction industry, backed by RM83.3 million in government funding for 16 BIM Labs at Public Works Department offices nationwide.
These labs, expected to be operational by December, will be available for contractors and consultants at no cost. Hannah Yeoh also mentioned that the National BIM e-Submission (NBeS) system had reduced approval times from 14 days to 48 hours in Putrajaya, with plans to incorporate artificial intelligence to further expedite the process.
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