Commissioning Best Practices to Follow during the Turnover

1. Commissioning Best Practices to Follow during the Turnover Phase

2. Commissioning - Turnover Phase  The turnover phase of any construction project is a well-ordered shift of building operations to the operation and maintenance (O&M) team from the project commissioning management services team.  This transition is physical, signifies completion of commissioning- specific activities and involves knowledge transfer in the form of documentation.  A successful transition is said to occur when the commissioning- specific documentation is complete, fully organised, building systems are operable as per the design and O&M personnel are trained appropriately to operate the systems.

3. Up to Date As-Built Documentation  Construction projects are largely directed by design documents that elucidate and describe countless working elements that require to be put together for a successful turnover.  The global commissioning management authority requires to be updated about the modifications as they impact commissioned equipment and gets updated documentation from the project team.  The commissioning authority is not accountable for updating design- specific documents, but they are responsible to ensure that red-lined updates are reflected well in as-built drawings given to the owner – particularly, mechanical as well as controls as-builts.  As-builts provide the O&M personnel with comprehensive information, using which they fix system problems, locate equipment, trend the performance of equipment and transfer knowledge to new personnel as and when needed.

4. Well-Structured Commissioning Documentation  Similar to design documents, commissioning documentation should showcase the real conditions of the commissioned systems.  At the least, the commissioning final report should consist of the Commissioning Plan and Performance Verification Criteria, Pre- Functional (PFC) and FPT notes, the Commissioning Issues Log and a letter of acceptance, along with supporting documents like Testing Adjusting and Balancing report, site visit reports, etc.  The FPT and PFC notes are crucial resources that could aid present and future building operators in developing a systems manual (if not provided in the turnover phase) and help them with re-commissioning, three to five 5 years post turnover.

6. Providing a Systems Manual  As part of the turnover package, the systems manual is not needed, unless the project seeks LEED Enhanced. Having said that, it’s another important resource that may ensure a successful turnover.  Moreover, a systems manual should ideally include riser diagrams, control sequence highlights and control drawings. It is basically a tool that can be utilised by O&M personnel for troubleshooting, operating, and maintaining and monitoring building performance.

7. Developing a Re-Commissioning Plan  In general, the re-commissioning plan should detail the following:  Overview of the on-going commissioning process  Responsibilities and roles of the commissioning team  Schedule of re-commissioning  List of the systems involved  In-depth instructions for the replication of FPTs, implemented by the commissioning authority in the Acceptance phase.  Re-commissioning documents to monitor outcomes  Instructions and recommendations to set and track facility performance benchmarks

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