STT GDC

Project IRIS -
Commissioning
Process Flow
COMMTECH ORGANISATION CHART
 COMMISSIONING PLANNING SUMMARY
The Commissioning requirements are based upon ASHRAE Datacom levels of commissioning defined as follows:

Cx 0 – Programme and Design

This is the responsibility of the CxM to prepare Commissioning plan, Issuance of Design Appraisal and Reviews.
Cx 1 – Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) RED TAG
This is the responsibility of the GC and Vendors with input, approvals and attendance as required by the client’s team.
Cx 2 – Field Component Verification - QA/QC YELLOW TAG
This is the responsibility of the GC and Vendors with input, approvals and attendance as required by the client’s team.
Cx 3 – System Construction Verification - Start up and individual equipment tests / interfaces. GREEN TAG
This is the responsibility of the GC and Vendors with input, approvals and attendance as required by the client’s team.
Cx 4 – Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) – Functional Performance Testing BLUE TAG
This is the responsibility of the CxM with support from the GC and vendors and input, approvals and attendance as
required by the client’s team.
Cx 5 – Integrated System Testing (IST) WHITE TAG
This is the responsibility of the CxM with support from the GC and vendors and input, approvals and attendance as
required by the client’s team.
Cx 6 – Project Close Out.
This is the responsibility of the GC, Vendors and CxM with input, approvals as required by the client’s team.
 COMMISSIONING PLANNING SUMMARY

The key intent of this document is to provide an outline to the Commissioning Team of the unique
requirements for data centre facility commissioning associated with critical engineering systems.
It is understood that the Client would like the GC to provide an end-to-end data centre facility
solution which shall include the entire spectrum across all levels of commissioning (Cx 1 to 5),
which shall include, but not limited to all aspects of utilities, test equipment/instrumentation,
resources, logistics, workplace health and safety etc.
It is important to note that the General Contractor (GC) will be responsible for managing the entire
Cx 1 to 3 commissioning process as well as developing Cx 1 to 3 test scripts for the CxM to
review and provide comments as necessary.
The Commissioning Manager (CxM) in turn will be responsible for managing the Cx 4 and 5
commissioning process and developing Level 4 and 5 test plans and scripts with full support from
the GC and vendors with the physical testing, manpower, documentation and instrumentation.
Both LEED and Uptime certifications are being pursued for this project and ALL parties need to
manage their respective roles in this process, which is not limited to commissioning.
All instrumentation used on this project will be provided by the GC / vendors and must have a
recognized calibration certificate valid until the project completion (Cx 1 to L).
 COMMISSIONING PLANNING SUMMARY

All parties involved in the design and construction of the facility bear responsibility in the commissioning
process and this does not change the fundamental responsibility of stakeholders and/or commissioning
team members. The current key stakeholders are: LEGEND

Client
CxM – Commissioning Manager (Commtech Asia)
M & E Consultant (EoR)

EoR – M &E Consultant (Aurecon) Commissioning Manager (CxM)

GC – General Contractor (SHIMIZU) General Contractor (GC)

CxA – Commissioning Agent (TBA). Specialist Sub-Contractor (SSC)

MF – Manufacturers / vendors (TBC) Manufacturers /Vendors (MF)

SSC – Specialist Sub-Contractor (TBC) LEED Cx Process

Uptime Institute
OPS – Operations team (STT GDC Assets Operations)
HOLD Point

PM – Project Managers (Turner and Townsend) Check Point

PC – Principle Client (STT GDC Assets)

The use of specialist commissioning companies by any services contractor (TAB recommended to be
conducted by NEBB certified specialist) shall not relieve them of their obligation to name their own
employees as the person responsible for managing their commissioning works.
 LEGEND

Client

Cx - 0 (Program and Design) COMMISSIONING PROCESS M & E Consultant (EoR)

Commissioning Manager (CxM)

General Contractor (GC)

Issue
DRAFT Specialist Sub-Contractor (SSC)
Electric
Load Bank /
Manufacturers /Vendors (MF)
Heater Plan
Cx Issue DRAFT Cx and unit
Design Appraisal Kick-off Schedule details. LEED Cx Process
Issued Design meeting (program) for L1
Appraisal to L3 LLE Approval Uptime Institute
Revised Commissioning By EoR
CxM Commissioning including power, HOLD Point
Appointed Plan Issued water and
cooling turn on Check Point
details Ready for Cx-1
Commissioning

Drawings Appraisal Review GC

GC awarded Upload BOD/
& Specs Reviewed Cx Schedule
Issued OPR and and
Cx Plan to LEED Comment Review GC
Upload
Electric
Revised
Load bank
Plan and Plans
Comment to Portal

NOTES: Activities are indicative only

Activities are not time constrained by position in all the charts
LEED documents are uploaded to LEED Online throughout Cx Process
 LEGEND

Client

Cx -1 (FWT / FAT) COMMISSIONING PROCESS M & E Consultant (EoR)

Commissioning Manager (CxM)

General Contractor (GC)

Specialist Sub-Contractor (SSC)

Draft FAT Script Issue FAT Deliver Equipment Manufacturers /Vendors (MF)
Issued Test reports (Partial ) To site
LEED Cx Process

Carry out FAT

Tests to meet Uptime Institute
Commissioning process Delivery schedule Scripts for L2
Issued HOLD Point
issued
FWT
Attendance Check Point

Ready for
Connection &
Cx 2
Commissioning

Move Partial
Draft FAT Script Upload Design Approve L2
Equipment
Approved review to LEED Scripts
To position
Delivery report
On Portal
FAT Reports
Draft FAT Script Equipment
With Cover Sheet
Reviewed “Red Tagged”
Uploaded to Portal

NOTES: FWT – CxM , M&E Consultant and Client will attend the factory test
conducted by vendor
FAT – Referencing the approved FWT script, carryout FAT on all
remaining equipment that have not been factory witnessed
 LEGEND

Client

Cx -2 (QA/QC) COMMISSIONING PROCESS M & E Consultant (EoR)

Commissioning Manager (CxM)

General Contractor (GC)

Specialist Sub-Contractor (SSC)

First of Kind
Other MEP
(Fok)Ad Hoc Attend all Confirm L2 Manufacturers /Vendors (MF)
Tests &
Installation Start-ups Complete
approvals Issues log to be
Inspections Approval LEED Cx process
Site circulated to Project
Verification Team Weekly Uptime Institute
LOTO in
Carry out Physical L5 IST
Approval of Update place
Equipment Scripts to HOLD Point
L3 Scripts Issues log Energisation
connections QA/ QC Site Portal
of Systems
Verification Check Point

Equipment Ready for Cx - 3

“Red Tagged” Commissioning
Note that Issue Resolution Log should
Pipe flushing,
only contain low priority (Non-critical
Routine QA/QC Valve & damper
Pressure Upload inspection to commissioning) items to allow start
Inspections Operation
test, & L2 test reports of next Cx Level.
Megger test SoO Approval to portal
& the like L4 FPT
L3 Start-up Plan Scripts to
script to issue Portal
First of Kind First of Kind Develop
Draft L3 Script Equipment
Ad Hoc Test Ad Hoc Test SoO
Reviewed “Yellow Tagged”
Witnessing Witnessing

NOTES: LOTO – Lock Out / Tag Out procedure to be in place prior to power turn on.
FPT – Functional Performance Test
 LEGEND

Client

M & E Consultant (EoR)

Cx -3 (SAT) COMMISSIONING PROCESS
Commissioning Manager (CxM)

General Contractor (GC)

Capacity & Load step
Tests, transfer timing, Specialist Sub-Contractor (SSC)
Burn in tests etc.
Thermal Imaging of all Electrical Confirm L3
First of Kind Control & Safety System Manufacturers /Vendors (MF)
Complete
Point to Point & ad hoc Interlocks During full load burn-in
Uptime
Test Witnessing Functional Update LEED Cx Process
Briefing
Issues log
ECMS Point to Point
Air & Water TAB Hand over Uptime Institute
Checking & Testing
To CxM
Input all Power HOLD Point
Phase rotation Manual &
Equipment, failure
Checks Auto Start
Settings, tests
Attend all Check Point
Configurations,
Start-ups Review
& alarm points
SSC Test
Ready for Cx -4
Equipment Reports
Commissioning
“Yellow Tagged”

Upload L3
Manufacturers’ Lighting test reports
Alarms to portal
Starts up and levels &
interfacing
Standard checks. controls Heat load Confirm L3 tests are
ECMS/CMS Capacity complete to allow CxM
All device addressed
Point to Point proving to proceed
And correctly mapped
Testing
Prove instrument System interface
Performance Equipment
Operations from field testing & demonstrate
checks all systems “Green Tagged”
To graphics Aligned with SoO
Note that Issue Resolution Log should
only contain low priority (Non-critical
to commissioning) items to allow start
of next Cx Level.

NOTE: Testing and proving activities are indicative only

Activities are not time constrained by position in all the charts
 LEGEND

Client

M & E Consultant (EoR)

Cx -4 FPT(Functional Performance Test) COMMISSIONING PROCESS
Commissioning Manager (CxM)

General Contractor (GC)

Specialist Sub-Contractor (SSC)

Manufacturers /Vendors (MF)

Representatives Approve Confirm L4
Uptime
Install / operate and Attendance All Test Reports Complete
Briefing LEED Cx Process
manage Load Banks,
Reviews & Comments
PQA , Data Loggers
Test Reports Uptime Institute
Under CxM direction
ECMS/
Conduct System Issue
Collate all reports CMS Rectify all Update HOLD Point
Functional Final L4
from System Point to Faults Issues log
Re-Test Test
Element Tests. graphic Check Point
Validate Report

Ready for Cx -5
Equipment
Of Commissioning
“Green Tagged”
functional
test
All Issues reports
Raised Upload L4 Upload
Representatives Prove
Circulated test reports LEED
Attendance SoO
as part of to Portal
Daily Cx
Representatives Record failures
report
Attendance and Reasons

Conduct System Conduct System Equipment

Functional Test Re-test “Blue Tagged”

Note that Issue Resolution Log should

only contain low priority (Non-critical
to commissioning) items to allow start
NOTE: Testing and proving activities are indicative only of next Cx Level.

Activities are not time constrained by position in all the charts

 LEGEND

Client

M & E Consultant (EoR)

Cx 5 (IST) COMMISSIONING PROCESS
Commissioning Manager (CxM)

General Contractor (GC)

Specialist Sub-Contractor (SSC)

Conduct L5 Conduct L5 Confirm L5

Heat Load Tests and Manufacturers /Vendors (MF)
Integrated System Complete & Sign off
Integrated System Tests, Re-Tests Completion Cert
Prove Critical systems LEED Cx Process
Client Representatives (If Required) Issue Interim
Cause & Effect
Attendance IST Report Uptime Institute
Update HOLD Point
Collate all FPT reports.
Issues log

Rectify Check Point

All Faults
(if required) Ready for Training
Equipment
Turnover and Inspection
“Blue Tagged”
Process
Representatives
Attendance
Uptime
Representatives Record failures SSC raw data events / Institute
Attendance and Reasons alarm log upload to Portal Tests

Representatives
Attendance

Representatives Equipment
Attendance “White Tagged”

Note that Issue Resolution Log should

only contain low priority (Non-critical
to commissioning) items to allow start
of next Cx Level.

NOTES: Testing and proving activities are indicative only

Activities are not time constrained by position in chart
 LEGEND

Client
Cx 6 Project Close-Out
M & E Consultant (EoR)

Commissioning Manager (CxM)

General Contractor (GC)

Specialist Sub-Contractor (SSC)

Approve and issue Cx Submit Final
Training Schedule Valve O&M Manual & Manufacturers /Vendors (MF)
Issued Training of & Breaker Operation As-built
O&M Staff Matrices Drawings LEED Cx Process
in System
Operation Develop & Uptime Institute
Issue Final & Maintenance issue Cx Assemble All
Training Syllabuses Issue
L5 IST Valve Warranties
Issued to CxA - 30 Evidence of all HOLD Point
Report to & Breaker In O&M
days before IST for Training Sessions
Portal Operation Manual
review Matrices Check Point

Close-Out
Equipment
Continue
“White Tagged”

Issue
completed
TURNOVER Issue Final
checklists & Update
Issues Log Commissioning
Review Training upload to Report
Of O&M Staff in Document
System Portal
Uptime
Operation Certification Cx Acceptance
Client / O&M
Issued documented, signed and
Staff Attendance
Uploaded to portal
Note that Issue Resolution Log should
only contain low priority (Non-critical
to commissioning) items to allow start
of next Cx Level.
 LEGEND

Client
Cx 6 Project Close-Out Cont.
M & E Consultant (EoR)

Commissioning Manager (CxM)

General Contractor (GC)

Specialist Sub-Contractor (SSC)

Final Review
Client Operations Manufacturers /Vendors (MF)
Comments
Review all Processes
Conduct Joint B0D and SoO
LEED Cx Process
Close-Out
Meeting Uptime Institute
Issue Lessons Ensure all Portal Participating
Issue Update
Learned documentation Review HOLD Point
updated Issues log
Report data is up-to-date
Issues Log
Check Point

All Cx Documents
Close-Out
Uploaded to Portal
Continue

Report All Training

Clear all Attend
On Any Records and
Outstanding Sessions Reliability videos
Issues As
Issues Review Final issued
Required O&M Manual
& As-built
Conduct Joint Note any remaining issues must be of a
Drawings
Lessons Learned Upload Final Cx minor nature and non-critical or affecting
Sessions reports to LEED Mission Critical equipment.
The GC must also provide a schedule of
proposed rectification times for
acceptance by owner and tenant (s)
 LEGEND

Client
Cx 6 Project Close-Out Cont.
M & E Consultant (EoR)

Commissioning Manager (CxM)

General Contractor (GC)

Specialist Sub-Contractor (SSC)

Issue Lightning protection
completion and Employer issue
Completion Manufacturers /Vendors (MF)
compliance certificate.
Acceptance Form Certificate.
Completed and LEED Cx Process
Signed off Monitoring
Issue Lift Building Uptime Institute
Issue all Fire
completion System
completion and
and Performance HOLD Point
compliance
compliance (MBCx) LEED
certificates.
certificate. Check Point

Close out Client

Continue Acceptance

Issue Electrical Current

completion Facility
Provide Consolidated snag / Requirement
and
punch list and schedule for (CFR) LEED
compliance LEED
clearance
certificate for To conduct 10
all systems. month review
Issue Emergency Issue all required
Lighting completion certificates from
and compliance Authorities having
certificate. Jurisdiction.