Commissioning Goal and Objectives The overall goal of the commissioning effort is to verify and document that those building systems selected for commissioning – as defined and agreed to by the owner, design team and commissioning authority – meet the design intent and owner’s requirements for functionality and performance. Specific commissioning objectives for the project are as follows: Verify and document that the equipment is installed and started per manufacturer’s recommendations and to industry accepted minimum standards. Verify and document that equipment and systems receive complete operational checkout by the installing contractors. Verify and document equipment and system performance. Verify the completeness of operations and maintenance materials. Verify that the facility’s operations personnel are adequately trained on the operation and maintenance of building equipment. The selected firm, in cooperation with the design and construction team, will perform the following activities to achieve the project goal and objectives: Review of Basis of Design The Basis of Design Report details the design team’s response to the criteria in the owner’s requirements. It will include: Primary design assumptions – Include space use, redundancy, diversity, climatic design considerations, space zoning, occupancy, operations, and space environmental requirements. Standards – Include applicable codes, guidelines, regulations, and other references that will be put into practice. Narrative descriptions – Include performance criteria for the HVAC&R systems, lighting systems, hot water systems, on-site power systems, and other systems to be commissioned. The Consultant will request these documents from the owner and design team and will review them for compliance with the Owner’s requirements and for future reference. Design Review of Construction Documents The Consultant shall complete, at a minimum, one review of the CD phase design documents. The construction documents review is undertaken to ensure that commissioning is adequately specified within the construction documents for those building systems to be commissioned, and that the targeted building systems are likely to meet the Owner’s requirements relative to functionality, energy performance, maintainability, and indoor environmental quality. The intent and timing of this review is to identify and resolve any issues that may adversely impact the installation, operation, and performance of the equipment and building systems to be commissioned before the construction documents are completed and used for construction purposes.
