Appointed party

The ISO 19650 series comprises:

• ISO 19650-1 Organization of information about construction works - Information management using building information modelling. Part 1: Concepts and principles.
• ISO 19650-2 Organization of information about construction works - Information management using building information modelling. Part 2: Delivery phase of assets.

Information management according to BS EN ISO 19650, Guidance Part 2: Processes for Project Delivery (third edition), published by the UK BIM Alliance, the Centre for Digital Built Britain and the British Standards Institute in January 2020, suggest that:

‘If you are tendering for or appointed to a project generally this means that you are fulfilling the role of an ‘appointed party’ in the context of the ISO 19650 series. You are a member of both the Project Team and a Delivery Team. Your organisation may include a number of task teams within it..’

Information protocol to support BS EN ISO 19650-2 the delivery phase of assets, published by the UK BIM Framework in association with the Construction Industry Council (CIC), Edition 1: May 2020, gives the following definitions:

• Appointee means the party (a Lead Appointed Party or appointed party) appointed by the Appointor under the Appointment as may be identified in the Information Particulars.
• Appointing Party means the appointing party as may be identified in the Information Particulars.
• Appointment means the agreement into which this Protocol is incorporated as may be identified in the Information Particulars.
• Appointor means the party appointing the Appointee under the Appointment as may be identified in the Information Particulars.

See also: Lead appointed party.

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