Our Approach to Project Management
Genelco processes are executed following customized procedural scripts produced in-house by our technical writing staff. These scripts follow manufacturer’s guidelines and project specifications, ensuring every piece of equipment is able to fulfill its intended role. At the conclusion of commissioning, a detailed report is provided including a general summary, a listing of anomalies discovered, the scripted procedures and data sheets that were used, the data gathered, as well as any other supporting documentation collected and deemed pertinent to archive with the project report.
Genelco follows a scheme that we refer to as the, “5 + 2 Levels of Commissioning”. These Levels stem from industry accepted practices and are described below.
Genelco follows a scheme that we refer to as the, “5 + 2 Levels of Commissioning”. These Levels stem from industry accepted practices and are described below.
LEVEL 0: Design Stage
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LEVEL 1: Factory Witness (FWT)
- Genelco (the CxA) receives, reviews, and comments on the factory prepared testing procedure(s) to be performed on the major subassemblies during the scheduled FWT process
- The FWT is completed at the manufacturer’s facility in the presence of the CxA
- The degree of CxA involvement during the Factory Witness Testing stage varies by project and is dictated by Owner requirement and request.
LEVEL 2: Breaker & Electrical Component Acceptance
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LEVEL 3: Installation, Vendor Startup, Test & Balance
- Installation Check Sheets (ICS) are a three-step verification and documentation process
- Level 3a - Proper hardware and sub-assemblies are verified received undamaged and outfitted with options and accessories as per the design submittals and specifications
- Level 3b - Major subassembly installation integrity is verified. Details are verified for being equipment being plumb, level and properly anchored. Adherences to adequate service clearances and good workmanship are checked as well as conduits, conductors, interfaces, bolt torque, markings and equipment labelling
- Level 3c - Major subassemblies are cleared of debris and processed through Vendor Startup
- Test and Balance is performed by the TAB Contractor as equipment is being readied during Level 3 installation. The TAB Contractor provides their report to Genelco for review of process and completeness
LEVEL 4: Subsystems Commissioning
- Subsystems are processed through custom scripted commissioning procedures authored by Genelco. This includes exercising the hardware through full ranges of motion, sustained full load burn-ins and controlled overloads, large step load transitions, and verified for proper adherence to sequences of operations.
- Failure and maintainability scenarios, along with system responses are verified
- Equipment performance is measured and documented using Power Quality Meters, Infrared Cameras, Hand-held Meters and Phase Rotation devices and others
- Infrared cameras are used extensively during Level 4 Subsystems Commissioning to watch for impending thermal anomalies with infrared/digital image pairs captured under the most extreme conditions
LEVEL 5: Integrated Systems Testing (IST)
- Level 5 begins after all prior level, potential “process-impacting” issues have been remedied
- All equipment in the design, now working as an orchestrated collective system gets processed through full scale failure scenarios, usually at multiple power levels and under a variety of conditions
- Building Management Systems are additionally subjected to simulated failures, intentionally at rather inopportune times to help expose system vulnerabilities
LEVEL P: Post Commissioning
- A post commissioning report is generated which includes an Executive Summary, Site Visit Reports, and an Issues Resolutions Log. The populated scripts and data sheets are assembled along with the infrared report and other documents gather in the process such as Level 3 Installation/Startup, TAB and the Short Circuit Coordination Study
- Genelco participates and contributes in Lessons Learned meetings for the betterment of the site that was just commissioned, and for considerations for the design of future sites
- Genelco facilitates training activities performed by factory authorized representatives with permanent site personnel in attendance, and answers outstanding questions relative to the design and measured performance
- Genelco (the CxA) returns to the site in approximately 8-to-10 months as contracted to perform a Warranty/Seasonal verification. Details as the deployment of “free cooling” mechanisms get verified, as well as routine maintenance and sensor calibration being performed per the original design criteria and specifications
- If the project is LEED, Enhanced LEED, CALGreen or similar, Genelco cooperatively participates in the uploading of documentation to the USGBC website per the Roles and Responsibilities Matrix for the project
