DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION
PLANNING
POST-CONSTRUCTION
Retain Commissioning Agent Services
GSA's suggested practice is to have the Construction Manager hire a subcon-
tractor to act as the Commissioning Agent, resulting in no additional contract
management responsibilities for GSA. In this case the CM will lead the RFQ
process for commissioning services. There will be exceptions to this suggested
practice, and in these cases, GSA will lead the RFQ process for a Commissioning
Agent. Regardless of the contracting method, the Commissioning Agent shall be
Incorporate Commissioning into
A/E & CM Scope of Services
on board by the beginning of Design Development.
Retain Commissioning
Agent Services
Commissioning Agent Qualifications
Review Owner's Project Re-
quirements & Basis of Design
The Commissioning Agent and the Construction Manager generally have different
Concept, DD and CD Design
skills. In general, the Construction Manager provides management, technical and
Reviews
administrative expertise during the design and construction phases to ensure that
Update/Refine Commissioning
the Customer Agency's goals relating to schedule, budget, scope and quality are
Plan
met. A Commissioning Agent has technical background and in depth expertise
Develop Commissioning
Specifications
with the commissioning process including verification techniques, functional
performance testing, system equipment and O&M knowledge.
Contact Documents Aligned
A list of recommended criteria, which shall be incorporated into an RFQ for
with Owner's Project
commissioning services, is included in Appendix B. The Commissioning Agent
Requirements
must have significant in-building commissioning experience, including technical
and management expertise on projects of similar scope, size and type . Further
the CxA shall bring a total building commissioning perspective to the project,
GSA PM Lead
be knowledgeable in national building fire codes, as well as water-based extin-
CxTeam Support
guishing systems, detection systems, LEED, energy efficiency imperatives
CxA Lead
CxTeam Support
and demonstrate experience with Federal requirements (i.e. blast, progressive
Customer Agency
collapse, security, etc.).
Lead
Final Phase
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Commissioning Agent
Step
The RFQ for Commissioning Agent services is based upon the Preliminary
Commissioning Plan and the commissioning budget established in the Program
building commissioning
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process
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