A. Professional Services The Commissioning Agent (CxA) will plan, manage, perform and report on the commissioning activities, utilizing the reporting formats and standardized forms provided by the CxA whenever required. The CxA will submit deliverable reports to the Owner’s Representative, the design team, and the Construction Manager according to a project schedule set by CxA and agreed upon by the Town and the Construction Manager. It is extremely important that all commissioning tasks be conducted in a transparent manner and involve the building facilities and operations staff to the greatest degree possible. The management structure is construction manager at risk with full design documents and specifications developed by an architectural/engineering firm. The Town’s primary construction representative on-site will be the construction manager. The commissioning agent will be hired by and report directly to the Town and their designated representatives. B. Commissioning Agent Responsibilities by Phase The commissioning is required as one quality measure of the construction of this building in order to ensure that the final building meets the original intent of the Town’s design. The proposer is free to suggest changes and improvements to this process. Following is a summary of the commissioning process and scope of work the Town 5 requests for this project. 1. Commissioning Process During Design & Bid Phase The commissioning process activities completed by the CxA during the design & bid phase include: a. Conduct a commissioning kick-off meeting with the project team. b. Review the Town’s Project Requirements. c. Attend meetings, design workshops, design reviews, and value engineering discussions during design. Participate in discussions relating to new technologies being evaluated to meet energy efficiency and sustainability requirements. d. Perform commissioning design review and conduct a design review meeting at each of the following phases. Verify the Basis of Design in regard to the Town’s Project Requirements. i. 100% Construction Document e. Develop full commissioning specifications for all commissioned equipment. Coordinate this with the architect and engineers and integrate the commissioning specifications into the overall project specification package. The specifications shall follow the intent of ASHRAE Guideline 0-2005 The Commissioning Process. The commissioning specification will include a detailed description of the responsibilities of all parties, details of the commissioning process, reporting and documentation requirements (including formats), alerts to coordination issues, deficiency resolution, construction checklist and startup requirements, and the functional testing process. f. Develop a commissioning plan encompassing the design, construction, occupancy and operations phases.
