Project Phase

Model LOD

Schedule Level

Key Value Drivers 

Tender / Bid in early design

100

Level 1-2 

Valuable if it can be done in a day. Recommend a templatized approach

Tender / Bid in advanced design

100

Level 2-3 

Improve schedule confidence, study design variables and different construction methods

Preconstruction

200

Level 3

Improve schedule confidence, study design variables and different construction methods, Target Value Design and Design/Build collaboration, increase margins by optimizing labor and equipment hours, optimize sequence and resources

Buyout 

200

Level 3-4

Optimize sequence and resources + all the above

Construction

200-300

Level 3-4

Optimize sequence and resources + all the above