Building Commissioning Plan for Spectrum Health

The services PBA provided for commissioning the 441,000 square foot facility included:

• Post Bid Review of Construction Documents
• Preparation of the Project Commissioning Manual Including:
• Commissioning plan for each system
• Detailed installation verification checklists for all equipment and each system
• Sequence of operation for all equipment and each system
• Detailed functional verification test procedure/checklist for all equipment and each system
• Reviewed A/E accepted mechanical submittals
• Onsite construction observation and prepared field reports
• Conduct commissioning meetings and prepare meeting minutes
• Installation verification of equipment
• Review test and balance reports
• Implement and witness functional tests
• Review O & M’s
• Witnessed Demonstration activities to Owners Representative for systems/equipment
• Final commissioning report

Systems commissioned included: Chilled Water; Condenser Water; Free Cooling; Air Handling; Hydronic Heating; Snow Melt; Steam and Steam Condensate; Energy Recovery; Computer Room Air Conditioning; Temperature Control; Domestic Hot Water Heater; Sanitary Sump Pumps; Packaged Cold Water Booster Pump Package; Water Softener; Normal Power (400 amp and higher); Variable Speed Drive; Lighting Control; Uninterruptible Power Supply; Emergency Generator/Transfer Switch; Fire Alarm; and Smoke Management.

The project also encompassed the connector tunnel between the hospital and the Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion, which included commissioning the HVAC system and all integral equipment controls, normal power distribution, emergency power distribution, uninterruptible power systems, lighting systems, and fire alarm systems.

The project achieved LEED® Gold Certification.