Computer system and method for managing coordination issues in construction projects

A method comprising:

• receiving an indication that a user of a first client station is accessing a building information model (BIM) file representing a construction project via a software tool having a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising (i) a BIM pane that displays a three-dimensional view of the construction project based on the BIM file and (ii) a coordination pane that provides an interface for creating coordination issues related to the BIM file and elevating created coordination issues to requests for information (RFIs);
• while the user of the first client station is accessing the BIM file via the software tool, receiving, from the first client station, a first communication indicating a first request entered by the user of the first client station via the coordination pane of the GUI to create a coordination issue related to the BIM file, wherein the first request comprises (i) a screenshot of at least a portion of the displayed three-dimensional view of the construction project that was captured by the user via the BIM pane of the GUI and then selected by the user via the coordination pane and (ii) data indicating an assignee of the coordination issue that was specified by the user via the coordination pane of the GUI;
• in response to the receipt of the first communication, creating a first data set defining the coordination issue, wherein the first data set comprises status data indicating a status of the coordination issue, and wherein creating the first data set comprises including the screenshot and the data indicating the assignee of the coordination issue within the first data set defining the coordination issue;
• causing an indication of the coordination issue to be presented to a second client station associated with the assignee of the coordination issue;
• after creating the first data set defining the coordination issue, receiving, from the first client station, a second communication indicating a second request entered by the user of the first client station via the coordination pane of the GUI to elevate the coordination issue to an RFI for requesting input from one or more additional parties, wherein the second request comprises data indicating an assignee of the RFI that was specified by the user via the coordination pane of the GUI;
• in response to the receipt of the second communication, (i) creating a second data set defining the RFI, wherein creating the second data set comprises including the data indicating the assignee of the RFI within the second data set defining the RFI, and (ii) modifying the status data of the first data set to indicate that the coordination issue has been elevated to an RFI;
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• causing an indication of the RFI to be presented to a third client station associated with the assignee of the RFI.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having program instructions stored thereon that are executable to cause a computing system to:

• receive an indication that a user of a first client station is accessing a building information model (BIM) file representing a construction project via a software tool having a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising (i) a BIM pane that displays a three-dimensional view of the construction project based on the BIM file and (ii) a coordination pane that provides an interface for creating coordination issues related to the BIM file and elevating created coordination issues to requests for information (RFIs);
• while the user of the first client station is accessing the BIM file via the software tool, receive, from the first client station, a first communication indicating a first request entered by the user of the first client station via the coordination pane of the GUI to create a coordination issue related to the BIM file, wherein the first request comprises (i) a screenshot of at least a portion of the displayed three-dimensional view of the construction project that was captured by the user via the BIM pane of the GUI and then selected by the user via the coordination pane and (ii) data indicating an assignee of the coordination issue that was specified by the user via the coordination pane of the GUI;
• in response to the receipt of the first communication, create a first data set defining the coordination issue, wherein the first data set comprises status data indicating a status of the coordination issue, and wherein creating the first data set comprises including the screenshot and the data indicating the assignee of the coordination issue within the first data set defining the coordination issue;
• cause an indication of the coordination issue to be presented to a second client station associated with the assignee of the coordination issue;
• after creating the first data set defining the coordination issue, receive, from the first client station, a second communication indicating a second request entered by the user of the first client station via the coordination pane of the GUI to elevate the coordination issue to an RFI for requesting input from one or more additional parties, wherein the second request comprises data indicating an assignee of the RFI that was specified by the user via the coordination pane of the GUI;
• in response to the receipt of the second communication, (i) create a second data set defining the RFI, wherein creating the second data set comprises including the data indicating the assignee of the RFI within the second data set defining the RFI, and (ii) modify the status data of the first data set to indicate that the coordination issue has been elevated to an RFI;
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• cause an indication of the RFI to be presented to a third client station associated with the assignee of the RFI.