Common use of Project Commissioning Clause in Contracts

Project Commissioning. APS shall engage 3rd party commissioning agents (CxA) to conduct enhanced commissioning of building systems. Prior to this, the GC shall coordinate a systematic process to ensure that the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), audio-visual, security, communications, and all other systems are fully functional in accordance with the design intent generated by the Contract Documents and APS’s operational needs, and the personnel charged with maintaining and operating them are trained (not merely familiarized) to perform operation and maintenance. The GC shall ensure all necessary approvals exist prior to equipment procurement and subsequent installation. The GC shall coordinate and chair pre-installation meetings for major MEP, structural and building envelope as well as other systems and equipment. The GC shall coordinate and participate, along with the A/E, in each Subcontractor's initial equipment testing and final systems testing, start-up demonstrations, and training for utilities, operational systems, and equipment with the A/E, Construction Manager Advisor and APS’ operations and maintenance personnel. The GC shall prepare all minutes of these items and prepare documentation of the actions, activities, and results obtained. All training shall be video-taped, and tapes shall be provided to APS as a component of the Operations and Maintenance Manuals. The CMA shall coordinate CxA as needed, attend, and participate in commissioning meetings, and monitor commissioning deficiency reports to ensure resolution of issues. The CMA shall track all commissioning activities to ensure they occur in a complete and timely fashion.

Project Commissioning. APS shall will engage 3rd third-party commissioning agents (CxA“Commissioning Agent”) to conduct enhanced commissioning of building systems. Prior to this, the GC CMR shall coordinate a systematic process to ensure that the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), audio-visual, security, communications, and all other systems are fully functional in accordance with the design intent generated by the Contract Documents and APS’s operational needs, and the personnel charged with maintaining and operating them are trained (not merely familiarized) to perform operation and maintenance. The GC shall CMR will ensure all necessary approvals exist prior to equipment procurement and subsequent installation. The GC shall CMR will coordinate and chair pre-installation meetings for major MEP, structural and building envelope as well as other systems and equipment. The GC shall CMR will coordinate and participate, along with the A/E, in each Subcontractor's initial equipment testing and final systems testing, start-up demonstrations, and training for utilities, operational systems, and equipment with the A/E, Construction Manager Advisor and APS’ the Owner's operations and maintenance personnel. The GC CMR shall prepare all minutes of these items and prepare documentation of the actions, activities, and results obtained. All training shall will be video-taped, and tapes shall will be provided to APS the Owner as a component of the Operations and Maintenance Manuals. The CMA shall coordinate CxA CMR will ensure that the Subcontractors have a complete understanding of the systems testing and commissioning requirements placed on them by the Contract. This includes, but is not limited to, providing single-line diagrams and sequences of operations as needed, attend, and participate in commissioning meetings, and monitor commissioning deficiency reports to ensure resolution of issuesrequired. The CMA shall track all commissioning activities to CMR will also ensure they occur in that the Subcontractors have a complete and timely fashionunderstanding of all associated trades’ work that integrates/interacts or is dependent upon their own.