| First of all, you must know how long your | | | | agent must be one independent contractor which the |
| commissioning agent has been involved in this type of | | | | owner will employ directly. Besides that, the agent must |
| field. Your agent should have at least five years of | | | | not be a general contractor or a subcontractor to him. |
| commissioning work experience and have successfully | | | | He shall not be the architect or engineer for the |
| completed all the projects that they have taken so far; | | | | project or a subcontractor to him too. |
| especially the ones with similar size and scope as | | | | A commissioning agent will need to fulfill the minimum |
| yours, in which you are going to offer them. Working | | | | requirements such as he must be a registered |
| experiences in selected fields such as design review | | | | professional engineer and has relevant experiences in |
| and preconstruction activities are essential. | | | | HVAC systems’ design as well as energy |
| Besides that, team approach is allowed where the | | | | management control systems. He must also possess |
| commissioning agent’s requirements can be fulfilled | | | | the knowledge in the field operation as well as |
| by an individual or by combination of expertise of a | | | | troubleshooting for HVAC systems and energy |
| particular company. Keep in mind that the leader must | | | | management control systems. Knowledge in Indoor Air |
| be a Licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer. And | | | | Quality, testing and balancing of air and water systems |
| as for third party commissioning, one of the | | | | are essential as well. He must have experience in both |
| requirements is that the agent who will act on the | | | | monitoring and analyzing system operation in managing |
| behalf of the owner, must not have any other business | | | | the systems, as well as good verbal and written |
| attachments that may result in conflicts with the | | | | communication skills. |
| project’s contract with the respective owner. The | | | | |