There are critical commercial and project management aspects of commissioning to include in construction contracts, even before commissioning technical details are available. But how do you know what to include in contracts, years before commissioning is planned to start? Most contracts don’t include commissioning, and have a placeholder to figure it out later. This always leads to nightmares at the end of projects.

When you define commissioning processes upfront in construction contracts – before they are awarded – everyone has a clear understanding of what success looks like during commissioning. The transition from bulk-construction to systems-based commissioning will be the most challenging part of your project. And if you leave this undefined in contracts, and try to figure it out later, your projects will always be a nightmare to complete during commissioning.