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1What do you need?

Model creation and coordinated drawing production from complete design information.

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Level of detail

LOD 300: accurate geometry, quantities, and coordinated construction documentation.

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The global rate card.

One global price list. Use the calculator for a fast range or expand the detailed tables below.

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Hourly rates — global remote

BIM Modeler$20 – $28 /hr
BIM Coordinator$30 – $40 /hr
Senior BIM Consultant / Manager$50 – $75 /hr

Dedicated remote team — monthly (160 h)

BIM Modeler full-time, your projects, our QA$3,200 – $4,500 /mo
BIM Coordinator$4,800 – $6,400 /mo
Senior BIM Manager$8,000 – $12,000 /mo
Team bundles (4+ people)volume pricing

BIM modeling from drawings — per m²

LOD 200 massing, early coordination$1.90 – $3.40
LOD 300 design development, clash-ready$2.60 – $4.10
LOD 350 construction coordination$4.10 – $6.00
LOD 400 fabrication-ready$5.60 – $7.90

Scan-to-BIM — per m²

Basic architectural (LOD 200–300)$2.00 – $6.00
+ Structural complexity (LOD 300–350)$6.00 – $15.80
Full arch/struct/MEP (LOD 350+)$15.80 – $40.50
Project minimum$2,500

Coordination retainers — monthly

Essential monthly clash reports, 1–2 disciplines$1,500 – $2,250 /mo
Professional weekly cycles, 3–5 disciplines$2,250 – $4,100 /mo
Program multi-package, ICE sessions$4,100 – $6,000 /mo

Consulting packages — fixed

BIM Execution Plan (BEP)from $3,400
ISO 19650 readiness auditfrom $4,900
4D/5D scheduling add-onfrom $2,600
BIM training workshopfrom $1,350 /day

August 2026 global rates. Currency conversions are indicative; complex geometry and accelerated schedules are confirmed after scope review.

2026 BIM pricing benchmarks: global vs onshore.

A simple comparison of common outsourced BIM rate bands.

Offshore — India / SE Asia
$15 – 25 /hr

Lower rates, usually with larger time-zone gaps and client-led QA.

ConstruBIM global rate
Remote delivery, senior teams, ISO 19650
$20 – 75 /hr

Senior managed delivery, US/EU overlap, and ISO 19650 governance.

Onshore — UK / US firms
$60 – 120 /hr

Local-market firms with higher office and employment overhead.

Sources and methodology

Benchmarks reference BIMOffis, BetterPros, Strand, Cad Crowd, and EnginYring. ConstruBIM package prices are internal list rates. Final pricing depends on scope, LOD, inputs, and schedule.

Pricing questions, answered.

How much do ConstruBIM's remote BIM services cost?

One global rate card, wherever your project is: BIM modelers $20–28/hr, coordinators $30–40/hr, senior consultants $50–75/hr; BIM modeling from drawings $1.90–7.90 per m² depending on LOD; dedicated remote team members from $3,200/month. Use the currency tabs above for MXN, AED, SAR, and EUR equivalents.

What is the $15 Promise?

Bring a comparable written quote from a US, UK, or EU-based BIM firm — same scope, LOD, and deliverables — and we'll beat it by at least $15 per hour on every billed role. Same ISO 19650-aligned governance we ran on NAICM, at the time the world's largest federated BIM model.

How much does BIM modeling cost per m²?

$1.90–3.40 per m² at LOD 200, $2.60–4.10 at LOD 300, $4.10–6.00 at LOD 350, and $5.60–7.90 at LOD 400 (fabrication-ready), for a single discipline from complete drawings. The published 2024–2026 market envelope for standard BIM modeling is roughly $3.20–9.70/m² — our card prices at and below the bottom of that band.

What does a dedicated remote BIM modeler or team cost?

A dedicated full-time remote modeler (160 h/month) runs $3,200–4,500/month, a coordinator $4,800–6,400, a senior BIM manager $8,000–12,000 — with volume pricing for team bundles. For comparison, published US employer cost for one in-house BIM coordinator is ~$53/hr fully burdened — roughly $9,200/month before software, recruiting, or management overhead.

How much does BIM coordination and clash detection cost?

Retainers: Essential $1,500–2,250/month, Professional $2,250–4,100/month, Program $4,100–6,000/month — under the published $2,000–8,000/month market band for ongoing coordination with regular clash reports.

How can one global rate be this far under onshore prices — is quality a risk?

Delivery is fully remote from our international production hubs, so you pay for senior BIM capability, not local office overhead. Quality isn't the variable: the same team ran ISO 19650-aligned governance on NAICM (Autodesk AEC Excellence Award 2016), Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and NEOM. You get enterprise-grade delivery with work hours that overlap the US and Europe — at a card that tops out at $75/hr where onshore firms bill $60–120/hr.