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Commissionability
John Herbert
Director
A Commissionability is a pre-installation phase review of the
engineering drawings and or shop drawings to determine if the
engineering systems can be properly commissioned, and if not,
what remedial work, corrective action, measures, or procedures
are required.
Trying to resolve T&C difficulties after the plant is
installed is time consuming and very expensive process,
potential causing delays, creating additional pressure for
completion and potential more shortcuts.
Obstacles preventing a smooth T&C process can be solved
on drawing board months before the commencement of the
physical T&C process by conducting commissionability
study at pre-installation stage.
A word about ASHRAE 0 design review, ignore it.
However, the full range of knowledge and experience is
needed to be able conduct such studies.
Its important, particularly for hotels built before
the hotelier management contract is signed, to conduct
commissionability study providing confidence that T&C
is properly addressed anad managed before installation
work starts.
Commissionability Report
Commissionability is the term used for a comprehensive desktop
pre-installation review of the contract documents including
submittals and the shop drawings to ensure that the systems to
be installed are capable of being commissioned efficiency
and effectively, therefore reducing the risk of any last
minute T&C surprises that could cause a dispute and
or delay the project.
Regarding submittals, US companies providing equipment
are ahead of the game, most manufacturers provide the
submittals on their web site! Elsewhere, and here is
Asia, submittals seem to be treated as top secret
documents, rarely seen in public.
Can the building commissioned?
Kelcroft's expertise and experience, gained over three continents
including Europe and Asia, provides the knowlegde to prepare a
commissionability report with solutions in engineering language
that both architects and engineers can understand.
Experience is key, because the commissionability review often
happens before the contractors equipment schedule is finalised,
therefore the reviewer needs to know the potential problems and
solutions without referencing manufacturer data.
Commissionable Systems
Can the MEP Systems be Commissioned?
CIBSE commissioning code defines a commissionable system as a system
that can be commissioned using CIBSE Commissioning Code M.
The core problem is that typically commissioning problems only
emerge after commencement of commissioning work, it sits on
the critical path, one of the final activities before handover.
Near the end of the project, its highly likely that any float
has already been used, and any delay that impacts the
completion becomes super critical item, includes
commissioning.
Conducting commissionability analysis is designed to avoid
critical path delays.
Our commissionability analysis identifies those problems and
obstacles on the drawing board, that avoids delay, its cheaper
and faster to change the drawings than change installed
work.
To order commissionability study call us today!