Allthough the commissioning professional will almost never influence a project’s delivery method or the owner’s contractual relationships with the contractors, the project delivery method and contract relationships greatly influence the commissioning process. It is incumbent on the commissioning professional to understand those before developing a commissioning plan.
In its purest form, a commissioning plan defines activities which comprise the commissioning process and assigns responsibilities for project team members within those activities. The commissioning plan cannot assign responsibilities to team members outside of their contractual obligations to the owner and, as such, the plan may need to be customized to reflect atypical project delivery methods.