permanent testing, monitoring and research equipment/
provisions.
responsibility of the entire delivery team. Each member
Procedurally, the A/E is responsible for initiating Program
must do their part to ensure that all decisions reflect
Review Workshops at the beginning of each design
programmed goals, that submissions/constructed features
submission stage, to review expectations and to identify
are reviewed/tested for effectiveness, and that proper
delivery team concerns. The A/E shall coordinate with the
docu-mentation is made to certify and support the
Construction Manager and, if contracted separately, the
maintenance of expectations.
Commissioning Authority, to fully define commissioning
Architect-Engineer Role. The design Architect-Engineer
based issues and testing procedures.
shall identify all functional and performance testing/
Identifying Commissioning Requirements. Selected
certification requirements for designed features, systems,
performance goals must balance the critical nature of
components, equipment, and materials, necessary to
expectations with inspection/testing and certification
assure programmed performance goals. Commissioned
costs. The A/E shall coordinate with GSA's Project
parameters are to address functional/performance issues,
Manager and the project's Commissioning Authority
not incidental quality control testing. Performance
to identify appropriate commissioning program goals
goals, and adequate testing procedures and certifications
and develop supporting inspection and testing practices.
to assure achievement of these goals, shall be reflected
Commissioning practices and certifications are addressed
within construction specifications. Construction
within individual chapters of this document.
specification references shall also define any required
United States and Canada Shared Border Station, Sweet Grass, Montana/Coutts, Alberta
16 F A C I L I T I E S S T A N D A R D S
FOR THE
PUBLIC
BUILDINGS
SERVICE
1.5 Commissioning
Revised March 2005 PBS-P100
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