DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION
PLANNING
POST-CONSTRUCTION
planning st age
For the purpose of this document, the Planning Phase encompasses GSA's Pre-
Planning, Feasibility Study and Program Development Study (PDS) activities per
The Project Planning Guide.
Consideration for commissioning is critical even at the Planning Stage of a project.
During this stage, the GSA Project Manager (PM) must establish commissioning
Identify Commissioning
Team
as an indelible piece of the overall delivery process. Adequate consideration for
commissioning scope, budget and schedule shall be included in the Feasibility
Define Owner's Project
Requirements with the
Study and Program Development Study (PDS). Further, it is at this stage that
Customer Agency
the Owner's Project Requirements are developed in concert with the Customer
Develop Preliminary
Agency. These requirements establish the benchmarks for performance later in
Commissioning Plan
the commissioning process.
Establish Initial Budget for
Identify Commissioning Team
Commissioning
The first step in the commissioning process is for the GSA PM to identify and
layout the makeup of the Commissioning Team. The exact size and members of
Cx Integrated into
the commissioning team will vary depending on project type, size and complexity,
Feasibility and Program
Development Studies
however in general the team will consist of:
GSA Project Manager (Team Leader)
GSA Operating Personnel
GSA PM Lead
Customer Agency Representative(s)
CxTeam Support
CxA Lead
GSA Technical Experts (i.e. Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Protection,
CxTeam Support
Elevator, Seismic, LEED/Sustainability, etc.)
Customer Agency
Lead
Construction Manager (CM)*
Final Phase
Construction Contractor and Subcontractors
Step
Commissioning Agent (CxA)
Architect/Engineer (A/E)
building commissioning
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