The Vendor is required to provide commissioning consulting services to as for new building construction projects.
- All outdoor lighting systems must be compliant with the latest international dark-sky association’s standards; when specifying exterior luminaries, systems shall utilize full cutoff type luminaries and designate distribution type and foot candle footprint of the luminaire; motion- activated, zoned, and scheduled lighting should be used to minimize footprint and adapt lighting to actual user needs.
- Provide shading to reduce the urban heat island effect with passive environmental strategies to reduce heat absorption of hardscape and building exteriors.
- A minimum of 30% of any newly disturbed areas of existing site areas must be conserved or planted with native, pollinator-friendly vegetation to create habitat in accordance with the American nature campaign.
- Conduct a tree survey to ensure design allows for significant trees to remain whenever possible.
- Provide shading to reduce the urban heat island effect with tree islands and/or structures that provide shade.
- Provide access to daylight and quality views in all regularly occupied spaces, while balancing the impact of glazing on energy use.
- Identify acoustic comfort goals, especially in gathering spaces, warehouse areas and offices.
- Design indoor and outdoor opportunities for positive informal social interactions.
- Identify indoor air quality, air filtration and ventilation requirements.
- Survey equipment, systems and materials on-site and identify those that could be repurposed.
- Require Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for all construction materials.
- Prioritize materials with low embodied carbon.
- Determine the role of the facility in acute extreme events, including time-to-recovery if power loss or major damage occurs, passive survivability expectations / design criteria, and whether the building will serve a role in the community response (e.g., emergency shelter).
- The Commissioning Plan should, at a minimum, include the following information:
• Contact information for key members of the Commissioning Team.
• Description of procedures to be utilized for each commissioning task.
• List of commissioned systems and associated equipment.
• Functional Performance Test sampling approach.
• List of responsibilities for each party involved in the commissioning process.
• Commissioning milestones, tracking of commissioning progress and schedule.
• List of building systems to train department staff on.
- Contract Period/Term: 5 years