Six Reasons Why You Should Employ a Commissioning Authority in a Project’s Infancy
Large-scale, fast-paced construction projects require constant collaboration in order to stay on budget and schedule.
Including a Commissioning Authority (CxA) as early as possible in the project process is crucial. Below I discuss six reasons why:
1. Maintaining the Owner's Project Requirements — Most large projects start with the owner’s project requirements (OPR). This document establishes the requirements of the design ahead of choosing a project team. As the CxA, one of our main goals is to verify the requirements are being met during the design and construction phases. The later a CxA is added to the project the less effective we can be at tracking or implementing the OPR document. Close adherence to the OPR leads to overall improved client satisfaction not only for the CxA's scope but for other project team members scope as well.