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a rea look finished, but without commissioned MEP services the area in truth is far from complete.


On large scale, complex systems, having to re-access hundreds of tiles, sometimes two or three times, caused major disruption to the c ommissioning and witnessing of systems. Additionally, construction team members didn’t realize what was expected from them at each stage of the project.


The common issue was they had little or no u nderstanding what a commissioning activity involved – both from a system boundary and d uration point of view.


Issues also came from the specialist


commissioning teams that were not fully aware of the entire reporting process when completing system.


For example, if a dry riser witness test was not s cheduled or not all witnessing parties invited, the entire system had to be retested in front of the full client witnessing team – including the building control officer.


So if a commissioning plan is created, will the testing and commissioning run hassle free? No, and this is a popular misconception. The document itself isn’t a one-stop-shop that lists


every possible outcome or prevents any issues arising during the T&C of projects. However, it is a platform that allows discussions to be performed at a very early s tage and brings together the entire site team from construction to commissioning, through to integrated systems testing.


Each person is aware and has a reference point t o responsibilities that are clearly set out for construction and commissioning team members at each stage of a project.


Almost all of the major obstacles I have faced from both sides of the fence with regards to c ommissioning MEP services in any building, all relate back to not having clear, concise communication between all parties on site. It sounds simple and it is – by gathering everyone involved in the commissioning p rocess and continually discussing the process, r equirements and responsibilities, clarity can be added to the commissioning stage of the project.


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