Section 120.8(e): Commissioning measures shown in the construction documents. Include commissioning measures or requirements in the construction documents (plans and specifications). Commissioning measures or requirements should be clear, detailed and complete to clarify the commissioning process. These requirements should include the list of systems and assemblies commissioned, testing scope, roles and responsibilities of contractors, requirements for meetings, management of issues, the commissioning schedule, operations and maintenance 'manual development and training, and checklist and test form development, execution and documentation. Include, for information only, roles of non-contractor parties.
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Include commissioning measures or requirements in the construction documents (plans and specifications). Commissioning measures or requirements should be clear, detailed and complete to clarify the commissioning process.
Title 24 Part 6 requires that specific functional test forms (Certificate of Acceptance) be included in the construction documents. These test forms are a subset of the broader commissioning requirements described herein.
Compliance is achieved by including commissioning requirements in the project specifications. The commissioning specifications should include the following:
1. Primary (and optionally all) commissioning requirements are included in the general specification division (typically Division 1) and clear cross references of all commissioning requirements to and from the general division are included to ensure all subcontractors are held to them.
2. A list of the systems and assemblies covered by the commissioning requirements.
3. Roles and responsibilities of all parties including:
I. General contractor and subcontractors, vendors, construction manager
II. Commissioning coordinator
III. Owner, facility staff
IV. Architect and design engineers
V. Including the non-contractor parties in the construction specifications is for information only to provide the contractor with context for their work
VI. Include who writes checklists and tests, who reviews and approves test forms, who directs tests, who executes tests, who documents test results and who approves completed tests. These roles may vary by system or assembly.
4. Meeting requirements.
5. Commissioning schedule management procedures.
6. Issue and non-compliance management procedures.
7. Requirements for execution and documentation of installation, checkout and start up, including controls point-to-point checks and calibrations.
8. Specific testing requirements by system, including:
I. Monitoring and trending
II. Opposite season or deferred testing requirements, functions and modes to be tested
III. Conditions of test
IV. Acceptance criteria, and any allowed sampling
V. Include details of the format and rigor of the test forms required to document test execution
VI. Including example forms is recommended
9. Submittal review requirements and approval process.
10. Content, authority and approval process of the commissioning plan.
11. Commissioning documentation and reporting requirements.
12. Facility staff training requirements and verification procedures.
13. O&M 'manual review and approval procedures.
14. System’s manual development and approval requirements and procedures.
15. Definitions section.
Enforcement
At their discretion, the building official confirms demonstrated compliance at Plan Review by:
a) Receipt of a copy of the commissioning specifications (optional), or
b) Receipt of a form signed by the owner or owner representative or designer of record attesting that the owner-approved commissioning specifications are included in the construction documents.