Last month, this column began exploring the following three fundamental options for when the commissioning professional prepares customized functional performance test procedures for a project.
We established that it is logistically unlikely to happen effectively in the design phase of a typical design-bid-build project. We also acknowledged that early construction phase test procedure development, after submittals are approved and the controls integration process is completed, is likely more efficient and effective than shoe-horning test procedure development into the design phase. The following are some thoughts about late construction phase test procedure development.