Course Description

This course will give special attention to the entire commissioning process, starting with the method of commissioning which is selected by the owner. The equipment and system commissioning is relatively new process and it involves other close-out procedures.

Commissioning is important because the equipment and systems in today’s construction account for 50 – 90% of project cost. Commissioning is a process it can start before design and continue for the life of the facility. Commissioning can cause owner to make a realistic analysis of its operation. Construction phase of commissioning starts with the first installation of equipment for any system.

Different methods of performing commissioning. Commissioning is just as important, and works just as well, on design-build projects as on design-then-bid-then build projects.

Course Objective

 Commissioning cuts across many contracts
 Commissioning looks at the facility as one large, dynamic system
Choose between low initial cost and an affordable level of quality
Ensure continuing operation and maintenance

 

Who Should attend?

 

 This course is specially designed for Project Managers, Engineers, Project Owners, Contractors, Specialty Sub-Contractors, Consulting Engineers, Client Representatives, Construction Managers, and other personnel who are involved in the development and administration of construction contracts and resolution.

Specifiers, Project Managers, Contract Administrators, Government and Corporate Design Leaders, Facilities Managers, and all others who prepare, use or enforce construction contract documents

Course Outline

 

Day #1

1.     Close-out as a part of all procedures:

·         Accounting

·         Records, such as as-builts, warranties, permits

·         The commissioning process

·         Inspections

·         Training and documentation

·         Turn-over of facility

·         Start of correction period

Day #2

2.     Why commissioning?

·         Cutting across many contracts.

·         Starting with the first installation of equipment for any system.

·         Training and documenting: done before completion of the facility.

·         Commissioning continuing through early use of the facility.

3.     Need for a coordinating commissioning engineer with authority:

·         Early attention by owner

·         Importance of design intent and basis of design.

·         Choose most suitable way to commission.

·         Select computer system that will manage facility for its full life.

·         Prepare staff to witness tests and assume responsibility for operation.

·         Discuss design intent, basis of design, operation and efficiency goals of owner.

·         Design tests that will be required at each point

·         Prepare engineer staff to witness tests.

Day #3

4.     Four methods of performing commissioning.

·         Commissioning by a team of Commissioning Consultants.

·         Commissioning team led by Owner

·         Commissioning team led by the Design Engineer

·         Commissioning by an Independent Commissioning Authority, to supplement Design Engineer’s commissioning team.

Day #4

5.     Relationship of Commissioning to Construction Quality

·         ISO 9000 as applied to construction: quality = quality assurance + quality control

·         Definitions of QA and QC

·         Responsibility for quality rests mainly on the contractor and its subcontractors; also some engineer, owner, and consultant responsibilities.

·         Commissioning authority necessarily becomes part of the quality team.

6.     Commissioning is just as important, and works just as well, on design-build projects.

·         Stages in Commissioning

·         Owner’s Commitment to the Commissioning Process.

·         Owner and consultants analyze and document basic design parameters.

·         Planning: Set life expectancy of equipment, degree of maintenance, budget lifetime costs.

·         Design: Amount of redundancy, standby, availability of outside services, equipment quality, replacement cycle. Quality of envelope.

·         Early punch list.

·         Correction of work: Monitoring of performance and energy consumption under operation.

·         Operation and maintenance: Records. Maintenance/overhaul/replacement plan.

Day #5

7.     Professional Service Agreements: Selection and provisions.

·         Owner’s Documents:

·         Document goals for facility.

·         Commissioning in General Conditions

·         Commissioning in Division 1.

·         Basic commissioning articles for each section.

·         Commissioning Procedures

·         Commissioning procedures for each item of equipment and system.

·         Devise tests for each item of equipment and system.

·         Conditions, loadings, and other contingencies.

·         Devise reporting procedures, forms and logs for documenting each item of equipment, and system.

·         Specify training, hands-on, aids.

·         Specify documentation.

·         Review all commissioning procedures and how they are specified.

·         Set up computer program to handle all aspects of commissioning.

·         Overview of commissioning as an effective procedure in Middle East construction

·         Status of commissioning procedures under the Kuwait Civil Code.

·         Need for dependable equipment and systems in the Gulf region.

·         Need for arrangements that ensure continuing operation and maintenance.

·         Resources for effective commissioning procedures within the Gulf region.

·         Compare resources in Gulf region with availability and cost of such resources outside the Gulf.