DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION
PLANNING
POST-CONSTRUCTION
construct ion st age
During the Construction Phase the Commissioning Team works to verify that
systems and assemblies operate in a manner that will achieve the Owner's Project
Requirements. The two overarching goals of the Construction Phase are to
assure the level of quality desired and to assure the requirements of the contracts
are met. The Construction Phase commissioning activities are a well orches-
Review Submittals for
trated quality process that includes installation, start-up, functional performance
Performance Parameters
testing and training to ensure documented system performance in accordance
Develop & Utilize Construction
Checklists
with the Owner's Project Requirements. This testing and documentation will also
Oversee & Document Functional
serve as an important benchmark and baseline for future recommissioning of the
Performance Testing
facility.
Hold Cx Team Meetings and
Report Progress
Review Submittals for Performance Parameters
Conduct Owner Training
As submittals for products and materials are received from contractors, copies of
Turnover Commissioning
submittals critical to the commissioning process shall be forwarded to the CxA.
Record
In general the CxA reviews the following types of submittals:
Coordination drawings
System Performance
Redline As-builts
Documented & Accepted
Product data and key operations data submittals
Systems manuals
GSA PM Lead
Training program
CxTeam Support
Clearly, the CxA cannot review every project submittal. The CxA's review of
CxA Lead
CxTeam Support
submittals shall be limited to those items that are critical to the focus of the
Customer Agency
commissioning process. This review allows the CxA to check the submittals
Lead
for adherence to Owner's Project Requirements, Basis of Design and Project
Final Phase
Step
Specifications. The CxA shall pay special attention to substitutions and proposed
deviations from contract documents & the BOD. The CxA will only comment on
submittals to the extent that there is a perceived deviation from the Owner's
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