How we work
The Comissioning Process
Stage One
- Form the commissioning team
- Review lessons learned about the performance of buildings and the commissioning process on similar projects
- Clearly identify the performance outcomes needed by the client and ultimate end user
- Help produce a client brief document that clearly describes the performance outcomes expected for the project
- Help produce a design brief that correctly represents the client’s performance requirements
- Produce an initial commissioning plan in response to the clients brief and design brief
- Ensure that a budget will be assigned to undertake commissioning process activities
- Undertake commissioning team administration
Stage Three
- Perform a commissioning focused review of the design
- Update the client brief and the design brief as approved changes, additions or deletions are made to the design; revisit the client requirements
- Finish the commissioning specification
- Update the commissioning plan
- Make sure that the requirements of the commissioning process are clearly defined in the tender documentation that is issued to the specialist trade contractors
- Ensure that the commissioning process is clearly explained to specialist trade contractors during the tender and appointment process
- Verify the capability of specialist trade contractors to meet the requirements of the commissioning process
- Make sure that the requirements of the commissioning process are clearly defined in the contract documentation of specialist trade contractors
- Undertake commissioning team administration.
Stage Five
- Perform the setting to work of systems. Verify and document that the required performance outcomes have been achieved
- Carry out regulation of systems. Verify and document that the required performance outcomes have been achieved
- Undertake performance testing of the building and its engineering services. Verify and document that the required performance outcomes have been achieved
- Involve facilities management personnel in the commissioning works
- Co-ordinate third party involvement in the commissioning works
- Collate the commissioning checklists and test sheets in the format agreed by the commissioning team
- Finish checking the production of the O&M manuals and the building logbook and integrate the required commissioning information
- Monitor progress of commissioning process activities and construction works
- Undertake commissioning team administration.
Stage Seven
- Introduce users to their building and show how it operates
- Help the facilities management team with initial building operation
- Observe occupant use of the building and fine-tune systems where necessary
- Update commissioning records in accordance with any approved changes
- Update the O&M manuals and the building logbook in accordance with any approved changes
- Produce a lessons-learned report about the commissioning process
- Undertake commissioning team administration
Stage Two
- Appoint a commissioning management specialist
- Review the design brief with the client to ensure that it properly expresses the performance outcomes required from the building and its engineering services
- Employ learning from previous projects to help ensure that the required performance outcomes will be produced for the client
- Perform commissioning focused design reviews
- Commence preparation of the commissioning specification
- Ensure commissioning process activities have been clearly and logically integrated into the overall programme of work for the project
- Make sure that the project cost plan is configured to include all the commissioning process activities described in the commissioning plan
- Update the client brief and the design brief as approved changes, additions or deletions are made to the design and then check against the client requirements
- Update the commissioning plan to reflect briefing and design changes and to include information for subsequent project stages
- Undertake commissioning team administration.
Stage Four
- Conduct pre-start commissioning workshops
- Produce a detailed commissioning programme
- Produce first draft O&M manuals, commissioning method statements, checklists and tests sheets, and the offsite commissioning strategy before the start of installation works
- Perform a commissioned focused review of construction drawings and technical submittals
- Conduct mock-up performance tests
- Co-ordinate third party involvement in the commissioning process
- Conduct pre-commissioning works, involving verification of installation works and static tests. Verify and document that the required performance outcomes have been achieved
- Collate the pre-commissioning checklists and test sheets in the format agreed by the commissioning team
- Monitor construction progress and its relationship with commissioning process activities
- Produce training courses and a training programme for users and operators
- Ensure continual progress is made with the production of the O&M manuals and the building logbook
- Undertake commissioning team administration.
Stage Six
- Verify the quality of the documentary evidence from commissioning process works
- Ensure that all required statutory documentation has been produced
- Conduct training of users and operators
- Produce and circulate a building users guide
- Check and update the client brief and the design brief to reflect approved changes
- Update the commissioning plan. Changes made and knowledge gained during sitebased works should be reflected in post-handover works
- Undertake commissioning team administration
- Check the client’s requirements and react to any differences.
Stage Eight
- Carry out seasonal commissioning
- Fine tune the building and its engineering services
- Collect and review evidence about building performance
- Update the commissioning records, O&M manuals and the building logbook in accordance with any seasonal commissioning and fine tuning works
- Produce a lessons-learned report comparing building performance with design intent, client stakeholder expectations and benchmarks
- Undertake commissioning team administration