Commissioning - Exemplar Commissioning-Program

The “Science” and “Art” of Healthcare
Commissioning
By: John D. Villani, P.E., LEED AP, QCxP, CEM, GBE
Grumman/Butkus Associates Energy Efficiency Consultants and Sustainable Design Engineers

This Presentation will cover….
 Healthcare Commissioning
o  What is and Why do Commissioning (Cx)
o  Applicable Codes and Standards
o  Cx Process
o  Real world healthcare Cx examples that impact patient
comfort and energy savings
o  Cx Costs and Benefits
What is commissioning and why is it needed?
“Few manufacturers today would consider producing a
product without a formal quality control process. Yet the
majority of buildings are built without the use of
systematic quality control procedures. As a result,
buildings may be turned over with undetected
deficiencies, and key assemblies or systems may fail to
function as intended.” ASHRAE IAQ Guide
 “EPA estimates that the U.S. health care sector's
current annual electricity use of 73 trillion kilowatt-
hours (kWh) contributes $600 million per year to
health care costs via increased asthma and other
respiratory illness.”
 Reducing energy usage
o  reduces a hospitals’ operational costs
o  reduces a hospitals’ carbon footprint
 “The Commissioning Process is a quality-oriented
process for achieving, verifying, and documenting that
the performance of facilities, systems, and assemblies
meets defined objectives and criteria.”
ASHRAE Guideline 0
FUNCTIONAL
FUNCTIONAL
FUNCTIONAL
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
TESTING
TESTING
TESTING
PRE-DESIGN
PRE-DESIGN
PRE-DESIGN DESIGN
DESIGN
DESIGN CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION OCCUPANCY & OPS
 Where does Cx come from?
 It is a common misconception that Cx is a post-construction process, it actually
starts at project inception.
 Why is Cx needed?
 “The benefits of building Cx are to achieve buildings that work.”
•  Meet the owners project expectations

•  Provide and deliver a functioning healing and clinical
environment
Commissioning Codes and Standards
  To conduct commissioning in the healthcare field, the provider
needs to be intimately familiar with the related codes and
standards
o  State Codes
o  IBC
o  IECC
o  ASHRAE
o  AIA
o  ASHE
o  CDC
o  NFPA
o  NEC
International Energy Conservation Code 2012
 requires commissioning! http://www.energycodes.gov/
status-state-energy-code-adoption
International Energy Conservation Code
Section C408 – System Commissioning
  C408.2.4.1 Acceptance of report. Buildings, or portions thereof, shall not pass the
final mechanical inspection until such time as the code official has received a letter
of transmittal from the building owner acknowledging that the building owner has
received the Preliminary Commissioning Report.
C408.2.4.2 Copy of report. The code official shall be

permitted to require that a copy of the Preliminary
Commissioning Report be made available for review by the
code official.
C408.2.5 Documentation requirements. The construction

documents shall specify that the documents described in
this section be provided to the building owner within 90
days of the date of receipt of the certificate of occupancy.
Commissioning Process
Commissioning Mascot
Pre-Design – Cx Scope and Selection
A look behind the scenes in to the Cx fee estimate:
The owner’s PM should be taking the time to closely review,

compare, and inquire on differences between scope. Often the
CxA fee is negotiated as outlined in ASHE.
Design Phase Cx – What is Cx design review?
  Design Team – Loads, sizes, cfm, gpm, etc.
  General Contractor – Constructability

  Cx Authority – Operability and Maintainability
Building Commissioning Association, New Construction Building Commissioning Best Practice

Commissioning Process Design Phase Cx
Facilitate a design review meeting and

hold the design team to responding to
comments
Have operations attend and

participate
Design Phase Cx
Commissioning Process Submittal Review
Specifications 230993-12, 1.02.F.11 and 1.02.G: Per the sequence the chillers will operate for 2 hours past
the OA temperature dropping below 40 degrees, however, the free cooling system will energize at 43
degrees. Therefore, mechanical cooling and free cooling will both be active simultaneously. If this is the
design intention the following comments apply:
1) On the activation of free cooling, the operational cooling tower(s) shall be evaluated, in order for
mechanical and free cooling to both be active, at least one tower between CT2A, CT2B, CT3A, CT3B shall
be activated to maintain mechanical cooling, AND, CT1A or CT1B shall be activated to energize free
cooling. This must be done prior to activating the cooling tower isolation valves.
2) During this simultaneous mode of operation, CT2A through CT3B shall maintain a tower water
temperature of 70 degrees minimum per the sequence, while CT1A and CT1B drive the condenser water
supply temperature down to 45 degrees.
3) On the activation of free cooling, the operational chiller shall be evaluated, in order for mechanical and
free cooling to both be active, at least one chiller between CH-1, CH-2, and CH-3 shall be activated to
maintain mechanical cooling. If at the time that free cooling is to be initiated, CH-4 is the (lead) chiller, than
another chiller shall be energized and allowed to achieve the chilled water supply temperature setpoint of 43
degrees prior to de-energizing CH-4 and startup of free cooling. This must be done prior to activating free
cooling.

participate
Design Phase
Cx Review
Commissioning Process Existing Conditions
Open
Pipe!
Open Closed
Pipe! Ball
Valve
The Cx team can be another set of helpful

eyes to see and ask questions
Design Phase Cx
“It is much easier and cheaper to correct deficiencies on paper during the
design phase than in the finished building after construction.” ASHRAE IAQ Guide

participate
Design Phase Cx
Design Diagram

participate
Controls Submittal
TYPICAL AHU SAFETY CIRCUIT
and Controls Integration Meeting
FACM: Fire Alarm Command

Module relay, opens during smoke
event. How is this going to be
bypassed to operate the fan in
smoke purge mode?
Is smoke purge operated via the

fire alarm command station or the
building automation system?
Does Cx Come Free

from the contractors?
Construction Phase Cx – Site Visits
Is ductwork protected if it is used to

maintain tempered space conditions
during construction?
Is ductwork protected during
transportation to the site, storage on
the site, staging on the floor, etc.?
Construction Phase Cx – Site Visits Who’s finger prints are those?
This was actually a LEED project!

How many site inspections should
be included? How much quality
control inspections do you want?
Construction Phase Cx – Site Visits Lab gas piping behind metal stud with no
protection from drywall screws
PM’s need to keep on

top of GC’s to push
the importance of
resolving Cx issues
quickly and take them
seriously. Otherwise
this wall will be
covered up and
become too expensive
to fix later on!!
LOOK AT PIPE ORDER!

Construction Phase Cx – Functional Performance Testing
Make sure to include special

modes of operation into the
functional performance testing.
  Construction Phase
o  Functional Performance Testing (FPTs)
o  It’s all about team work!!
CONTROLS
CONTRACTOR Cx GUY #1
What will these Cx Cx GUY #2 What about killing
guys dream up next? Let’s trip the power to the
freezestat controller?
Cx GUY #3
Let’s shut off the
VFD
This was done for
each system
Notice the schedule

shifting which
moves Cx back
Commissioning Process Construction Phase Cx
18” x 18” access door is ≈4’-5’ away from AFMS, is this accessible??
This AFMS is here
18”x18” AD
Occupancy Phase
Cx Training and
Maintenance
Occupancy Phase
Cx Training and
Commissioning Process Maintenance
  Include operations in FPT’s (hands on approach)

  Classroom training with controls and all documentation
  On site with the equipment manufacturer, specialists, and Cx
team
Cx training is one of the MOST

underutilized tools, why? Time,
the facilities staff never seems to have
the time to spend during FPTs or for
training
Real world healthcare Cx and RCx examples that
impact patient comfort and energy savings
 What are we doing this for?
Case Study #1 – Hospital OR Issues
New Surgical Pavilion Project Details
•  56,000 Sq. Ft New Construction Space
•  45,000 Sq. Ft. Renovation of Existing Hospital
•  $35M Construction costs
•  3 New Air Handling Units, ORs and Central Sterile
•  15 New Operating Rooms (ORs)
Air Handling Unit Details
•  ORs served by two air handlers
•  50,000 cfm each
•  Backup through cross over dampers
•  50,000 cfm design during backup mode
•  25,000 – 30,000 cfm during normal operation
•  Oversized design to handle backup mode
•  Coils design for smoke purge mode with is 100% outside air
1½ Year old surgical pavilion problems
•  Shut down due to increased infection rates
•  All ductwork was cleaned
•  Temperature and Humidity was found to be poorly controlled
and possible cause of infections
•  OR Temperature Range 60 – 78F
•  Relative Humidity Range 40 – 60 % RH
•  Occupied Mode – 30 Air Changes per Hour
•  Unoccupied Mode – 15 Air Changes per Hour
Everything looks good right?
Supply CFM is in range, typically 18 to 23k
DAT is just over the setpoint of 55
Supply Static is at setpoint
Building pressure is at setpoint
SUPPLY SIDE OF AIR HANDLING UNIT

RETURN SIDE OF AIR HANDLING UNIT
Cx and RCx for Patient Comfort and
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Energy Savings
Humidification Issues
•  Humidification control based on measured return air RH vs. setpoint via
reset schedule
•  Frequent high humidity alarms
Humidifier Control Sequence Reset Schedule
42%
Measured Return Air Humidity (%)
44%
46%
48%
50%
52%
54%
56%
58%
42% 44% 46% 48% 50% 52% 54% 56% 58%
Return Air Humidity Setpoint (%)

  ORs must be positive to all adjacent areas
Hospital Cx Examples – Case Study #1
 Operating Conditions
o  ORs were found going negatively pressurized during
transition from occupied to unoccupied
o  30 ACH to 15 ACH
o  Supply VAV box can decrease from occupied to unoccupied
CFM in approximately 60 seconds
o  Return damper controlled by room pressure sensor takes 20
minutes to regain stable pressure control
Room Pressurization is controlled by actual pressure

Negative OR
Pressurization
Neutral OR
Pressurization
Trending showed this happening 3

to 4 times per night per OR
Cx should help troubleshoot and
offer results based suggestions
3400 cfm
1700 cfm
Added a stepped control loop to go from occupied to unoccupied mode in

300 cfm increments every 5 minutes
Hospital Cx Examples – Case Study #1
  Backup Mode
o  Backup unit tripped offline upon initiation of cross over mode
o  Backup and restored unit BOTH tripped offline upon activation and
restart of failed unit
  Revised dampers and fan speed timing sequence of operations
  USE Modulating instead of 2 Position valves / dampers. These
allow for control and manipulation of stroke time
Case Study #2 – OR New Construction
OR cfm offset = 2,076 - 1,800 = 276 cfm ACTUAL (Design was ≈ 400 cfm)
OR’s started with over 700 cfm offset due to no door sweeps or astragals and
incomplete construction such as the med gas column
Due to high leakage rate, unoccupied cfm (ACH) needed to be
much higher than design
Cx should help troubleshoot and

offer results based suggestions
ADDED
Code is +0.01”
Typically maintain +0.02” to +0.04”
OR is cfm offset controlled
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Case Study #3
Building Envelope Cx
This was the
actual installed
condition, metal
Not a continuous panels were
vapor barrier removed after
major humidity
problems were
found in the
interstitial space
and
condensation
dripping off the
ductwork.
Case Study #4
Building Envelope Cx
Is that actually ice

on the window sill?
Through Cx,
we created a
humidity
setpoint
reset
schedule to
lower the
setpoint
based on the
Understand the outside air
difference between temperature
thermally enhanced
and thermally broken!!
Review
Case Study #5 Patient Rooms Overheating unoccupied air
flow rates, many
systems are not
VAV Controls JCI VMA (VAV) programmed to
Diagram Controller default have
heating cfm = unoccupied
max cooling cfm
setpoints!
UNOCCUPIED
Review Global
points that
command
systems, this
system had
radiant heat
coming on at
50ºF OA, which
overheated the
building causing
simultaneous
heating and
Tested and adjusted by cooling.
building exposure, final
setpoints ranged from 45 to
35 degrees OA
Case Study #5
Patient Rooms Overheating
Revised
Radiant
Panel Zoning
Diagram
Cx tested and adjusted

radiant heating by building
exposure, final setpoints
ranged from 45 to 35
degrees OA, originally 50
Case Study #6
Demand Controlled Ventilation
The AHUs serve

the ground floor
which has 5 large
conference rooms
with movable
partitions
TOTAL OA
60% OA for Conference (CFM)

Room AHU’s
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Case Study #6
Demand Controlled Ventilation
Case Study #7 No data on EF-2
Isolation Rooms is shown, VFD
speed, static
pressure or
static pressure
setpoint
ISO Rm ISO Rm 123.4

123.3 is in is in negative
negative mode and not
mode and
maintaining
not negative 0.01"
maintaining w.c.
negative
0.01" w.c.
Both ISO Rm's

should be in
alarm but
neither indicate
an alarm
condition 50
Case Study #8
University of Chicago Building Type Hospital
Measures •  Supply Air

Temperature Reset
•  Night Time Zone
Airflow Setback
•  Equipment Operations
Scheduling
•  Simultaneous Heating
and Cooling
•  HW and CHW Pump
Optimization
Incentive $120,750
Therms 171,469 estimated
Saved
Simple < 3 months
Payback
Case Study #8
University of Chicago
Steam valves
are
commanded
closed.
Case Study #8 University of Chicago
Scheduling AHUs without shutting them off.
AHU Fan Data
100
90
80
70
Motor Power (kW)
Fan Speed % or
60
50
40
30
20
10
N-VFD-% N-VFD-kW S-VFD-% S-VFD-kW RF-VFD % RF-VFD-kW

Case Study #8 University of Chicago
12,000
Steam Usage
10,000
8,000
Verified energy savings.
Steam (Mlbs)
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 Month
7 8 9 10 11 12
2009 2010 2011 2012
Electricity Consumption from ComEd
3000
2500
2000
Total kW
1500
1000
500 Nov 27 - Dec 17, 2011 Jan 15 - Feb 4, 2012
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Days
Case Study #9 – Heat Pipe
VAV system with Heat Pipe on OA intake provide a 24 degree
rise in OA temp with no energy costs!
Cx found a bad Max OA flow station and a sequence that did not work which was
causing the NON-heat pipe exhaust to open, eliminating the effectiveness of the
heat pipe.
Building pressurization Supply cfm = 18,310
Case
Case Study
Study #10 #9 – Heat Pipe
Min OA = 4,578
Fixed Exhaust = 910 cfm
Building Pressurization = 10% (of
supply fan cfm) = 1,831
Return fan cfm setpoint =

18,310 - 910 - 1,831 = 15,569
Recirculation Air = Supply cfm –

OA flow = 18,310 – 4,578 = 13,732
Exhaust Air = Return Air –

DON’T LINK Recirculation Air = 15,569 – 13,732
DAMPERS = 1,837
ECON Damper position may not be

equal to Exhaust Damper position!!
NO AFMS
ON ECON
OA
PROBLEM – NOT ALL OA IS MEASURED
PROBLEM – BALANCING
MATRIX DID NOT LEAVE ANY
AIR FOR BUILDING
PRESSURIZATION
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Case Study #11 – Cooling Tower Sequence
CW setpoint is very low, originally forcing all three CT’s on, which caused CW flow to be below
minimum on each tower, reprogrammed to only allow two towers to operate with one chiller, but
still have unequal loading. Problem with controls programming.
Case Study #12 – Pumping Systems and DP
Setpoints
Case Study #13 – Find the outlier
CT Room
Served by CAV terminal box and dedicated Liebert Unit with

the CAV box thermostat set lower than the Liebert Unit
thermostat. Result, room never reached setpoint. The air
handling unit had discharge air temperature setpoint reset,
Impacted Discharge which was always reset to the coldest temperature possible.
Air Temperature Reset Corrected temperature setpoints and the system backed off 59
Case Study #14 – Find the outlier
Impacted Static
Pressure Reset
Find the controls outlier that is

driving the entire system
“the tail that wags the dog”
Commissioning Summary
•  Commissioning is a process which starts in design
and goes through occupancy
•  Cx is not just producing a list of things wrong
•  The Cx team SHOULD be actively engaged to
help test and troubleshoot systems and equipment
and offer valuable suggestions
•  Cx does not guarantee that there will not be any
problems, but has proven to drastically reduce the
number of problems and severity
Cx Costs and Benefits
Estimated Commissioning Authority Costs to Owner for Construction and
Occupancy/Operation Phases:
Commissioned Systems Total Commissioning Cost

HVAC and Controls (a) 2.0 to 3.0% of mechanical
Electrical System (a) 1.0 to 2.0% of electrical
HVAC, Controls and Light Electrical (b) 0.5 to 1.5% of construction
Sources:
Printed in 2011 ASHRAE Applications Handbook, 43.11, HVAC Commissioning
(a) Wilkinson, R. (2000). Establishing Commissioning Fees, ASHRAE
Journal 42 (4):41-47.
(b) PECI (2000). The National Conference on Building Commissioning
Proceedings, Portland Energy Conservation Inc. OR.
Study from LOW Energy Buildings

LBNL Study – Evan Mills
California Commissioning Collaborative

California Commissioning Guide: New Buildings, 2006
ASHE – Health Facility Commissioning Guidelines

1.4 Negotiate the HFCxA Fee and Contract
0.5% for large projects, 1.25% for small projects
Thank You - Questions
Grumman/Butkus Associates   John Villani, P.E., LEED AP, QCxP, CEM, GBE
Energy Efficiency Consultants jvillani@grummanbutkus.com
and Sustainable Design Engineers
ACME Hospital, Chicago Illinois -‐ Systems and Equipment Commissioning List
Demonstra?on Time for Func?onal Performance Tes?ng with Commissioning Authority
Controls Controls Controls Controls

Contrator Mechancial Electrical Plumbing
Demonstra?on Demonstra?on Demonstra?on Demonstra?on
Hours Hours Hours Hours
Steam and Condensate Systems 24 16 8 8
Boilers 1, 2, 3
Surge Tank ST-‐1
Deaerator DEA-‐1
Steam Relief Silencer SRS-‐1
Condensate Return Sta?ons CRS-‐1 and CRS-‐2
Make-‐up Air Unit MAU-‐1,2,3 3 1

Air Compressors AC-‐1 1 1
Refrigerated Air Driers AD-‐1
Humidiﬁers H-‐1 through H-‐14 4 1
Blowdown Seperator BDS-‐1 and BDS-‐2 1
Steam Traps T-‐1 and T-‐2 1
Flash Tank FT-‐1 1
Relief Valve RV-‐1
Trip Stop Valves TSV-‐1 through TSV-‐4 1
Condensate Cooler CC-‐1 1
Kitchen Exhaust Hood KEH-‐1 through KEH-‐8
Pressure Reducing Valves PRV-‐1 through PRV-‐8 1
FANS 8 8
EF-‐EC1 0.25
EF-‐EC2 0.25
EF-‐EC3 0.25
EF-‐EC4 0.25
EF-‐EC5 0.25
KEF-‐1 0.25
KEF-‐2 0.25
KEF-‐3 0.25
KEF-‐4 0.25
EF-‐1-‐2A, 2B 0.25
EF-‐2-‐1 0.25
EF-‐3-‐1 0.25
EF-‐3-‐2A, 2B 0.25
EF-‐4-‐1 0.25
EF-‐5-‐1 0.25
EF-‐5-‐2A, 2B 0.25
EF-‐5-‐3 0.25
EF-‐5-‐4 0.25
EF-‐5-‐5 0.25
EF-‐6-‐1 0.25
EF-‐6-‐2 0.25
EF-‐6-‐3 0.25
EF-‐6-‐4 0.25
EF-‐7-‐1 0.25
EF-‐7-‐2A, 2B 0.25
EF-‐7-‐3 0.25
EF-‐8-‐1 0.25
EF-‐8-‐2 0.25
EF-‐9-‐1 0.25
EF-‐9-‐2 0.25
EF-‐10-‐1 0.25
EF-‐11-‐1 0.25
EF-‐12-‐1 0.25
EF-‐13-‐1 0.25
EF-‐13-‐2 0.25
EF-‐13-‐3 0.25
EF-‐13-‐4 0.25
EF-‐13-‐5 0.25
EF-‐13-‐6 0.25
EF-‐13-‐7 0.25
EF-‐13-‐8 0.25
EF-‐13-‐9A 0.25
EF-‐13-‐9B 0.25
EF-‐14-‐1 0.25
EF-‐14-‐2 0.25
EF-‐15-‐1 0.25
EF-‐15-‐2 0.25
RF-‐15-‐1 0.25
SF-‐1 0.25
PUMPS 8 8
CP-‐1 0.5
CP-‐2 0.5
CTP-‐1,2,3 1
CWP-‐1,2,3 1
CWP-‐9A,9B 1
CWP-‐10A,10B 1
ERP-‐1 0.5
ERP-‐2 0.5
FOP-‐1A,1B 1
HHWP-‐1A,1B 1
HHWP-‐2A,2B 1
HHWP-‐3A,3B 1
HWP-‐1 0.25
HWP-‐2 0.25
HWP-‐3 0.25
HWP-‐4 0.25
HWP-‐5 0.25
HWP-‐6 0.25
HWP-‐7 0.25
HWP-‐8 0.25
HWP-‐9 0.25
HWP-‐10 0.25
HWP-‐11 0.25
HWP-‐12 0.25
HWP-‐13 0.25
HWP-‐14 0.25
HWP-‐15 0.25
HWP-‐16 0.25
HWP-‐17 0.25
Heat Exchangers
HHWHW-‐1 2
HHWHX-‐2A, 2B 4
HHWHX-‐3 2
SMHX-‐1 2
Chillers (Water Cooled) 16 8

CH-‐1,2,3
Blower Coil Units 2
BCU-‐1B 0.5
BCU-‐1C 0.5
BCU-‐1D 0.5
BCU-‐2A 0.5
BCU-‐2C 0.5
BCU-‐3C 0.5
BCU-‐4A 0.5
Air Cooled Chillers 8 8

ACC-‐1, 2
Heat Recovery Chiller 8 4 4

HRC-‐1,2
Air Cooled (Package Chillers) 8 8

ACC-‐9
ACC-‐10
Cooling Towers 8 8
CT-‐1,2,3
Plate and Frame Heat Exchangers 4 2

HE-‐1
Glycol Feed System 1 1

GFS-‐1
RooFop Units 16
RTU-‐1 4
RTU-‐2 4
RTU-‐3 4
RTU-‐4 4
RTU-‐5 4
RTU-‐6 4
RTU-‐7 4
RTU-‐8 4
RTU-‐9 4
RTU-‐10 4
RTU-‐11 4
RTU-‐12 4
Air Handlers 8
AHU-‐13 4
AHU-‐14 4
AHU-‐15 4
AHU-‐16 4
AHU-‐17 4
Motor Operated Dampers 40

ALL (73 Total Dampers)
Terminal Boxes (VAV, CAV, etc.) 40
Computer Room Units 2 2

CRU-‐1
Fan Coil Units 4 4

FCU-‐1
FCU-‐2
FCU-‐3
FCU-‐4
FCU-‐5
FCU-‐6
FCU-‐7
Condensing Unit 4 4
CU-‐1
CU-‐2
Roof Louver Hoods 2

RH-‐1
RH-‐2
RH-‐3
RH-‐4
Electrical General 8
General Electrical Demostra?on 40
Emergency Generators 20
Automa?c Transfer Switches 20
Plumbing 16
General Plumbing Demonstra?on 8
Circula?ng Pumps (CP)
Mixing Valves (MV) 4
Sump Pumps (SP) 4
Solenoid Valve (SV)
Water Heaters (WH) 8
Water Meters (WM)
Medical Gas 8 8
Medical Vacuum Pump (MVP) 4
Instrument Air Compressor (IAC) 4
Medical Air Compressor (MAC) 4
Trade Controls Mechanical Electrical Plumbing

Total Alloca?on of Man-‐Hours = 317 116 104 56
Grumman/Butkus Associates
Energy Efficiency Consultants and Sustainable Design Engineers
PROPOSED WORK PLAN, SCHEDULE AND FEE BREAKDOWN
The following tables show the breakout of how and where the fee is derived by phase and by scope
item.
Detailed fee breakdown by project phase and task:
Scope of Work Task Man-Hours Fee
3 and 4. Design Development and Construction Document Phases (12 months)
Design Phase
3.A Review Owner's Project Requirements (OPR) 8 $1,592
3.A BOD Review and Comments 12 $2,388
3.A Owner & Design Team Commissioning Kickoff Meeting and

16 $2,836
OPR/BOD Review Meeting
3.B Develop Commissioning Plan and MEP Commissioning Basis of

16 $2,064
Design
3.C Develop Master Schedule Details for Commissioning work 4 $516
3.D Develop Draft Commissioning Specifications 4 $516
3.E Review Project Budget/Value Engineering with Design Team

0 $0
(Included in Bi-Weekly Design Phase Meetings)
3.G Consult with Project Team Regarding Sustainability Issues

0 $0
(Included in Bi-Weekly Design Phase Meetings)
3.H Commissioning Building Automation and Controls Systems

8 $1,032
Specification
3.I Owner/Design Team Meetings (Bi-weekly) 88 $14,432
3.J Assist Engineer with Testing Requirements of Factory Tested

0 $0
Equipment (Included in Bi-Weekly Design Phase Meetings)
4.A 50% Design Review 88 $16,124
4.A 100% Design Review 88 $16,124
4.B Develop Final Commissioning Specifications 12 $1,548
4.C Conduct Final Review of Building Automation and Controls

System, Coordinate Controls Integration Meeting, and Final Controls 36 $6,044
Commissioning Specifications
4.D Develop Preliminary Pre-Functional Checklists 24 $2,688
4.E Develop Preliminary Functional Performance Tests 10 $1,154

Design Phase Sub-Total 414 $69,058
5. Bidding Phase (18 Months)
5.A Attend Sub-Contractor Pre-Bid Meetings 8 $1,592
5.A Attend Sub-Contractor Scope Review Meetings 8 $1,592
Bidding Phase Sub-Total 16 $3,184
6. Construction Phase (36 Months)
6.A Construction Phase Commissioning Kickoff Meeting 8 $1,312
6.B Review mock-ups of MEP Systems (Included with Construction

0 $0
Phase Site Visits)
6.C Prepare Final Commissioning Plan 4 $516
6.D Prepare Detailed Timeline for Commissioning Work in Master

16 $2,064
Schedule and Participate in Coordination Meeting
6.E Coordinate Commissioning Activities (Included in Meetings,

0 $0
FPTs, Site Visits, etc. (Included with Construction Phase Site Visits)
6.F Revise Construction Phase Commissioning Plan and Schedule

0 $0
(Included in 6.C Final Commissioning Plan)
6.G Early Construction OAC Meetings, July 2013 through June 2014
24 $4,064
(Every Other Month)
6.G Middle Construction OAC Meetings, July 2014 through June

64 $10,752
2015 (Monthly)
6.G Late Construction OAC Meetings, July 2015 through December

64 $10,752
2015 (Every Other Week)
6.G Turnover Phase OAC Meetings, January 2016 through June 2016,
78 $11,882
(Weekly)
6.H Obtain Additional Information from O&M Manuals, Start-ups,

and Check-outs as needed to write Functional Performance Tests 0 $0
(Included in Writing FPTs)
6.I MEP Submittal Review 64 $8,288
6.I Controls Submittal Review 26 $3,816
6.J Review RFIs 24 $2,704
6.K Review BIM Coordination Drawings 8 $1,032

6.L Site Observation and Field Reports July 2013 through June 2014
152 $24,600
(Every Other Month)
6.L Site Observation and Field Reports July 2014 through June 2015
304 $49,200
(Every Month)
6.L Site Observation and Field Reports July 2015 through December
304 $49,200
2015 (Every Other Week)
6.M Monthly Progress Reports on Commissioning Activities

0 $0
(Construction Progress Included with Field Reports)
6.N Weekly Progress Reports on Commissioning Activities During

52 $6,708
Functional Performance Testing
6.O.1 Witness and Document Contractor Field Testing (Hydronic) 12 $1,548
6.O.2 Witness and Document Contractor Field Testing (Duct) 12 $1,548
6.O.3 Document Construction Commissioning Checklist Completion

0 $0
(Included in Site Observation)
6.O.4 Witness contractor/manufacturer equipment startups and

56 $8,040
review reports
6.O.5 Review Testing Adjusting and Balancing Reports and Spot

24 $3,096
Check TAB report with contractor
6.O.6 Review Location and Accessibility of Equipment (Included in

0 $0
Site Observation Visits)
6.O.7 Review Installation of Fire and Smoke Dampers 48 $5,648
6.O.8 Review Ingress/Egress Pathways for Future MEP

0 $0
Considerations (Included in Site Observation Visits)
6.P Write MEP Functional Test Procedures 108 $15,772
6.Q Perform Functional Testing of Systems to be Commissioned (See

1764 $225,166
Breakout Below)
6.R Perform Black Out Test 40 $6,096
6.R Document Tests by AHJ of Life Safety Systems such as Fire

Alarm Panel, Egress Pressurization, Fire Protection, and Fire 72 $9,832
Department Building Communication System, Elevator Operation)
6.S Maintain Commissioning Issues Log (Included with Site Visits

0 $0
and Functional Performance Testing)
6.T Attend Off-Site or Factory Testing of Boilers, Chillers, AHUs, 48 $6,704

Transformers, Switch Gear
6.U Review Equipment Warranties for clear definition of Owner

36 $3,588
Requirements
6.V.1,2 Oversee Training of Owner's personnel and Videotape

96 $14,296
Training Sessions
6.V.3 Review O&M Manuals for Commissioned Equipment 16 $2,624
6.W Compile Commissioning Record and Final Report 72 $7,568
6.X Compile Systems Manual 64 $8,320
6.Y Compile Contract Requirements Summary 16 $1,792
Retesting of Failed System Allowance 176 26,728
Construction Phase Sub-Total 3676 $535,256
Building Envelope Testing Allowance 0 $100,000
Total Construction Phase with Building Envelope Testing 3676 $635,256
7. Warranty Phase (12 Months)
Warranty Phase
7.A Seasonal Testing 48 $7,040
7.B Occupancy Phase Teleconference Meetings with Facilities

24 $3,096
Operations Group (1X Month)
7.C Ten Month review and reports 28 $4,708
Warranty Phase Sub-Total 100 $14,844
The following table breaks down G/BA’s proposed Functional Performance Testing by task:
Functional Performance Testing by Task
Mechanical Systems Man-Hours Fee
Air Terminals (see note #1 below) 240 $28,920
Fan Coil Units 48 $5,784
Unit Heaters 16 $1,792
Air Handling Units 480 $57,840

Packaged AHU 48 $5,784
Pool AHU 16 $1,928
Energy Recovery Units 32 $3,856
Exhaust Systems 96 $11,568
CHW System 120 $17,600
Heating System 32 $3,856
Steam System 48 $7,376
Condensate Pumps 24 $2,892
Humidifiers (Clean Steam) 24 $3,096
Fire and Smoke Dampers 16 $1,928
Isolation Rooms 16 $1,928
Data Centers 36 $4,338
Pharmacy 16 $1,928
Imaging 8 $964
Atrium Pressurization 8 $964
Refrigeration Systems 16 $1,928
Pneumatic Tube System 16 $1,928
Building Automation Controls System (Included in individual FPT Tests) N/A N/A
Functional Performance Testing (Plumbing) 0 $0
DCW – Meter 2 $258
DCW - Backflow Preventers 2 $398
DCW - Booster Pumps 4 $656
DCW - Water Softener 4 $656
DHW - Water Heaters 12 $1,828
DHW - Recirculation system and Main TMV 8 $964
DHW - Undersink / POU TMV 36 $4,100

Sump Pumps 8 $964
Fuel Oil 32 $5,584
Process Cooling 8 $964
Functional Performance Testing (Med Gas) 0 $0
Oxygen System 4 $796
Medical Air 8 $1,278
Medical Vacuum 8 $1,278
Lab Air 8 $1,278
Lab Vacuum 8 $1,278
Master and Area Alarms 20 $2,724
Branch and Riser Isolation Valves, and Pressure Monitors 20 $2,724
Functional Performance Testing (Electrical) 0 $0
UPS 32 $4,640
Generators 16 $2,320
ATS 16 $2,576
Interior Lighting Occupancy Sensors 16 $1,792
Interior Lighting Controls 16 $1,928
Exterior Lighting Controls 4 $516
Functional Performance Testing (Fire Alarm) 0 $0
Fire Alarm Command Panel 4 $644
Pretesting Sensing devices 16 $1,928
Interface with Life Safety 4 $644
Interface with Fire Protection 4 $644
Interface with elevators 16 $2,320
FPT (Information Technology) 0 $0
Paging (Manage IT CxA) 8 $1,032

Security CCTV (Manage IT CxA) 8 $1,032
Nurse Call (Manage IT CxA) 8 $1,032
Security / Access Control (Manage IT CxA) 8 $1,032
Management of IT CxA (All Other Systems) 40 $5,160
Sub-Total 1,764 $225,166
Note #1: Based on the schematic design drawings, G/BA has included commissioning of 240 VAV boxes (air
terminal devices), which is 100% of all the critical zones PLUS 25% of the typical spaces. We believe this quantity
was the intent of the RFP, however, if this quantity is in excess or short of expectations we can adjust the quantity
accordingly.
Fee Breakdown by project phase:
Phase Fee
Design Phase $69,058
Bidding Phase $3,184
Construction Phase $635,256
Warranty Period $14,844
Building Envelope Testing Allowance $100,000
Total $722,342

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• Meet the owners project expectations

C408.2.4.2 Copy of report. The code official shall be

C408.2.5 Documentation requirements. The construction

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 General Contractor – Constructability

Building Commissioning Association, New Construction Building Commissioning Best Practice

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 Include operations in FPT’s (hands on approach)

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SUPPLY SIDE OF AIR HANDLING UNIT

Return Air Humidity Setpoint (%)

Room Pressurization is controlled by actual pressure

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Added a stepped control loop to go from occupied to unoccupied mode in

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Cx tested and adjusted

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60% OA for Conference (CFM)

ISO Rm ISO Rm 123.4

Both ISO Rm's

Measures • Supply Air

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Exhaust Air = Return Air –

ECON Damper position may not be

PROBLEM – NOT ALL OA IS MEASURED

Served by CAV terminal box and dedicated Liebert Unit with

Find the controls outlier that is

Commissioned Systems Total Commissioning Cost

Study from LOW Energy Buildings

California Commissioning Collaborative

ASHE – Health Facility Commissioning Guidelines

Controls Controls Controls Controls

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Chillers (Water Cooled) 16 8

Air Cooled Chillers 8 8

Heat Recovery Chiller 8 4 4

Air Cooled (Package Chillers) 8 8

Plate and Frame Heat Exchangers 4 2

Glycol Feed System 1 1

Motor Operated Dampers 40

Terminal Boxes (VAV, CAV, etc.) 40

Computer Room Units 2 2

Fan Coil Units 4 4

•  Meet the owners project expectations

  General Contractor – Constructability

  Include operations in FPT’s (hands on approach)

Measures •  Supply Air

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