9Commissioning and Turnover

9.1.1PrerequisiteBuilding systems listed in 9.2.1 shall be commissioned under the direction of a commissioning authority that is independent of the design team and the construction team for the project.

9.1.2PrerequisiteThe owner shall document the owner's project requirements before design begins, and the design team shall document the basis of design. Commissioning shall verify the installed systems against both.

9.2.1PrerequisiteCommissioning shall include, at a minimum: ventilation, filtration and room pressure relationships; domestic, process and fire protection water systems; emergency and standby power; medical gas and vacuum systems; fire alarm, detection and suppression systems; and building automation and monitoring systems.

9.2.2PrerequisiteFunctional performance tests shall be witnessed and recorded before occupancy. Deficiencies shall be corrected and retested, or recorded with a corrective action and completion date, before the owner accepts the facility.

9.3.1PrerequisiteBefore occupancy, the design and construction teams shall deliver to the owner the as-built documents, the commissioning record, operation and maintenance information for each commissioned system, and training for the people who will operate those systems.

9.3.2PrerequisiteA post-occupancy review of each commissioned system shall be performed between eight and twelve months after occupancy, and its findings shall be entered in the building record.