subject: The Well Qualified Commissioning Editor [print this page] The Well Qualified Commissioning Editor The Well Qualified Commissioning Editor
Looking at what a commissioning editor can do for a construction site during pre and post project levels is a definite asset to the site overall. Having these qualified individuals come in and clean the place up so to speak will have the punch list down to a minimum and the level of craftsmanship at its highest. There are many different mechanical systems involved with both residential and commercial properties that can be addressed by a commissioning editor at initial contact and /or during updating an old building or erecting a new one.Many times a commissioning editor will need to come in and verify the mechanics of a building along with the substructures that are involved also. Making sure that all that are involved stay on the same page when it comes to the architecture of the building goes along with making sure communication stays open for questions that will be had. Subsystems are the mechanical systems that are oftentimes not seen by the general public. This includes elevator shafts, the electrical in the walls, fire alarm systems that are mandatory and need to be hardwired into the electrical systems and will need to be linked together with computer systems that will control them all.There is a certain standard when it comes to following the blueprints to the letter and the outline of the OPR (Owners Project Requirements), which will have to be addressed at all times during the decision making. If the commissioning editor has full reign after this consultation, he could put them in position to hire contractors and subcontractors to complete the necessary improvements or completion of major projects involved with the property in question. Oftentimes, these interested contractors will bid for the work and in a fair decision process be awarded the job based on their quality of work and their ability to keep a schedule.One of the biggest things that a commissioning editor has to oversee is the project time frame and the ability of everyone to keep things on time. This is essential to the actual budget that is involved and available for the site itself. If time is delayed for any reason it will increase the budget for the day, week, and so on. In some instances, people have shut down a job in its entirety because of lengthy delays that bankrupted the job. This is avoided at all costs and many times to keep on track; a commissioning editor will hire extra help to keep this time frame going forward.
