CMiC Partnering with Vico Software

CMiC, a provider of software solutions for the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, has formed a strategic development relationship with Vico Software to jointly develop deep integration between their BIM and ERP solutions.

Vico Software, Inc. provides software and services to the building construction industry. Building owners, general contractors, and construction managers use the company’s software and its services to reduce risk, manage costs, and optimize schedules on complex building projects.

CMiC officials said that the partnership provides the framework to exploit the advantages of BIM throughout the full construction cycle and all operational departments.

"Our customers have pushed BIM beyond 3D modeling and preconstruction planning. They see the advantages in integrating full BIM data with business functions such as procurement, contract management, AR/AP, and even CRM," said Mark Sawyer, CEO and president, Vico Software, in a statement.

Sawyer said that CMiC and Vico working together tie the power of the BIM with the day-to-day business operations. The customers have been asking for this and the company is delighted to work with CMiC in direct response to that request, he added.

"This partnership represents two software vendors truly listening to their customers," Gregg Davis, CIO, Webcor Builders.

Davis said that the future of the industry is in virtual design and construction so tying together Vico's and CMiC's solutions is a huge leap ahead for their clients.

"This changes the way BIM will be used," said Bassem Hamdy, vice president, solutions, CMiC.

Hamdy said that with the rise of BIM, the challenge emerged how to make the information in the model useful to all aspects of the organization.

“We've heard from our clients, particularly during a session that we had at our annual user conference in 2008, that there was a need to get BIM into the hands of builders and executives and not have it confined to the design and preconstruction stages of the project”.

Hamdy said that having the scope of information provided by Vico 5D BIM integrated with CMiC's solutions in areas such as job costing and general ledger and provides advanced document management and project controls, is the answer that the industry and the company clients have been waiting for. In the current economic situation, making BIM more useful for the entire organization is definitively a competitive advantage.

The company officials said that CMiC Project Management will serve as the hub for the fluid exchange of 5D BIM data, such as RFIs, job costing information and documents.

Officials said that the access to information that CMiC's integrated software provides means that BIM information will flow seamlessly across the organization, eliminating the need for re-keying data and reconciling data from multiple applications, improving business processes and accelerating collaboration.