Specifications - City of Montpelier, Vermont

Title:Montpelier District HeatingCity of Montpelier, VT019110 – General Commissioning RequirementsIssue Date:October 17, 2012Page #:8 of 30viewed with the project commissioning team members.2. Additional meetings will be required throughout construction, scheduledby the CxA, through the Owner or CM, with necessary parties attending toplan, scope, coordinate, schedule future activities and resolve problems.3. Equipment documentation is submitted to the CxA, through the Owner orCM, during normal submittals, including detailed startup procedures.4. The construction checklists are to be developed by the CxA, and completed by the contractor (or its subcontractors), before and during the startupprocess. The CxA and the contractors shall coordinate the format of theirrespective checklists in order to ensure thoroughness, while avoiding duplication of effort.5. Construction checklists, TAB and startup must be completed before performance testing can begin.6. Items of noncompliance in material, installation, or setup shall be corrected in accordance with the contract documents.7. The contractor ensures that the subcontractors’ construction checklists areexecuted and documented and that startup and initial checkouts are performed. The CxA verifies that the TAB, construction checklists andstartup were completed according to the approved plans.8. The CxA develops and implements equipment and system performancetest procedures. The forms and procedures are approved by the Owner,CM and engineer.9. The performance tests are executed by the contractor under the directionof the CxA with the assistance of the facility staff. All documentation is bythe CxA.10. Any testing failure is to be corrected at no additional cost to the Owner,and a retest is to be performed, observed, and documented.11. The CxA reviews the O&M documentation for completeness and providesthe commissioning record for the O&M manuals.12. Commissioning should be completed before project turnover is complete.13. The CxA reviews, preapproves, and witnesses the training provided byGENERAL COMMISSIONING REQUIREMENTS 01910 8