A supply-chain management term describing partially finished information awaiting completion.
In other words, the Information model is not to be used by any other project party.
Before progression onto the next phase, the respective Key BIM Contact must approve all information. The designated area which stores the as-built geometric, non-geometric and other Project information, relating to as-constructed, has to be checked, reviewed and approved before it can enter the ‘Shared’ area.
Further checks, including coordination, clash and Information container checking is completed before being transferred to the Client Shared Area.
[source] PDE 4301 Technical BIM Management 2019/2020, BIM EXECUTION PLAN, SUP-GPF-XX-XX-SP-W-0001, Post-appointment BEP, Grat To King Yeung, Jarek Wityk, Mike Sealey, Tala Damra, Viorel Mihailuc, Willow Williams