Case Study: Arcadis strengthens Toledo’s water system resilience with Autodesk BIM and cloud collaboration

Strengthening water system resilience with BIM and cloud collaboration

Arcadis, a global design and engineering consultancy, was hired to help Toledo, Ohio upgrade its aging Collins Park Water Treatment Plant after a toxic algae bloom left nearly 500,000 residents without safe drinking water. Facing an urgent deadline, an active construction site, and the need to tie new systems into outdated existing infrastructure, Arcadis needed a more accurate and collaborative way to design the water plant expansion. Autodesk technology, including Revit and BIM Collaborate Pro, was used to support the project.

Autodesk helped Arcadis build accurate 3D models from reality-capture data, detect clashes early, and collaborate in the cloud with sub-consultants and the city in a single shared model. The result was more than 1,000 design hours saved, 80% less lag time from file transfers, and faster, more accurate coordination that reduced errors, RFIs, and change orders. Autodesk-enabled workflows helped Arcadis deliver Basins 7 and 8 on schedule despite COVID-19 disruptions, and the firm adopted BIM Collaborate Pro and Revit more broadly across the organization.

Arcadis

Julie Nicholson

BIM Manager and Designer