Project Commissioning: A Practical Approach

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will learn to:

• Determine the needed documents before commissioning initiation
• Develop the plan and schedule to perform the commissioning tasks
• Apply the schedule
• Analyze the results and modify the schedule if needed
• Determine and deliver the close-out documents

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is a starting phase to deliver a successful project with minimum future problems, suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

• Construction Engineers
• Construction Technicians
• Quality Control/Assurance Engineers
• Design Engineers
• Technical Office Engineers

Daily Agenda

Day One: Construction Phase  

• Construction Phase Commissioning Objectives
• Commissioning Team
• Commissioning Agent Tasks
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Construction Phase Commissioning Kickoff Meeting
• Construction Phase Commissioning Plan
• Construction Schedule Facilitation and Integration
• Construction Phase Meetings

 Day Two: Construction Phase Continued 

• Commissioning Construction Observation Visits
• RFI’s, Change Directives, Change Orders
• Submittal Review
• Construction Phase Controls Conference
• Pre-Functional Checklists
• Preliminary Systems Functional Performance Test Procedures
• Adapting the Construction Phase Commissioning Process

 Day Three: Acceptance and Testing Phase Commissioning  

• Acceptance and Testing Phase Commissioning Team
• Acceptance and Testing Phase Commissioning Tasks
• Acceptance and Testing Phase Commissioning Team Roles and Responsibilities
• Construction Meetings
• Commissioning Construction Site Visits
• Equipment/System Start Up Observation and Review
• Pre-Functional Checklist Verification
• Systems Functional Testing (Season 1)

 Day Four: Acceptance and Testing Phase Commissioning (Continued)

• Operations and Maintenance Manuals
• Systems Manual
• Training Verification
• Commissioning Issues Follow Up and Resolution
• Final Commissioning Report
• Lessons Learned Review Meeting
• Adapting the Acceptance Phase Commissioning Process

 Day Five: Warranty 

• Warranty Phase Commissioning Team
• Warranty Phase Commissioning Tasks
• Warranty Phase Commissioning Roles and Responsibilities
• Systems Performance Monitoring
• Deferred Seasonal Testing
• Post-Occupancy Warranty Checkup
• Final Commissioning Report Addendum
• Adapting the Warranty Phase Commissioning Process