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Commissionability
John Herbert
Director
Commissionability is the method to examine the design stage
engineering drawings or shop drawings to determine if the
engineering systems installed in the building can be properly
commissioned, and if not, what remedial work, measures or
procedures are required.
Trying to resolve T&C difficulties after installation is
complete is both time consuming and very expensive, creating
additional pressure for faster 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.
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 Study and Report
Commissionability is the term used for a comprehensive desktop
review of the contract documents including the shop drawings to
ensure that the systems to be installed are capable of being
commissioned efficiency and effectively, and therefore reducing
the risk of any last minute T&C surprises that could
cause a dispute and or delay the project.
Can it be commissioned?
Kelcroft's expertise and experience, gained over three continents
including Europe and Asia, provides the knowlegde to prepare a
a detail commissionability review and reporting findings, with
solutions in engineering language that both architects and
engineers can understand.
Experience is key, because the commissionability review "should"
happen before the equipment schedule is finalised, which is
advantagous, because once the equipment is arrived on site
changes can be expensive.
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, and that 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!
