Building Information Modelling (BIM) is known to be the new approach to manage building design and project data in digital form in the construction industry. The construction sector has played a critical role in assisting stakeholders in effectively transitioning from traditional construction methods to BIM-based technologies. The Malaysian government has encouraged industry to adopt BIM in construction projects since it can help solve issues including construction cost overruns, poor quality work, delays, and poor communication between parties. Despite the many benefits of BIM in construction projects, its adoption in Malaysia is currently limited and not generally adopted. Thus, this paper aims to analyse the clients’ perspective on the implementation of BIM level 2 and to evaluate the readiness of Malaysian Construction Industry on the next level of BIM implementation. The method of the study involved a literature review and data collection through a survey questionnaire that was distributed to the clients in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. The findings from the responses received contradict most of the research done from the previous year. The findings revealed that BIM is highly accepted by the clients in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. On top of that, the data proved that BIM implementation in Malaysian Construction Industry is no longer below that level 2 and that the organisations are ready to implement the next level of BIM.
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