2.12.

1 Testing and Commissioning

A commissioning plan will be developed in parallel with the construction plan and must be
consistent with the construction plan. It must further align and take cognisance of all the safety
requirements.

The Contractor shall in the development of the commissioning plan optimise the commissioning of
the individual units to enable each to generate power, electricity and income (energise) for the
Employer ​prior to the handover of the entire plant.

All commissioning work is to be completed in accordance with the approved commissioning

procedures and guidelines. The Contractor is to submit the same to the Employer for approval with
the submission of the commissioning plan. The hold and witness points and responsibilities must be
clearly defined in the same procedures.

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2.13.4 Typical Project Close-Out Checklist

● Construction and commissioning close-out shall typically cover the following activities:
o Site facilities and equipment de-establishment
o Documentation and records handover
o Finalise defects liability and punch list
o Final hand over to battery limits
o Final hand over certificate
o Construction/commissioning section of close-out report
o Completion certificate

● Engineering Close-Out shall typically cover the following activities:

o Close-out all Non Conformance Reports (NCR’s) and Field Engineering Queries
(FEQ’s)
o Close-out of punch list
o Certification of constructed/installed items
o Certificate of conformance
o Certificate of completion (e.g. structural completion)
o Certificate of compliance
o Review, acceptance and approval of data books and operating & maintenance
manuals
o Handover of design information (All disciplines)
o Provide input for project close-out report
● Documentation hand over & close-out
● Ensure hand over packs are compiled per system/facility
● Hand over in accordance with document deliverables matrix
● Hand over defined per delivered system inclusive and close-out shall typically cover the
following general aspect activities:
o Hand Over Packs
▪ Design & Engineering
▪ Supplier Manuals (operating, installation, maintenance and training)
▪ Construction Data Books
▪ Fabrication Data Books
▪ Commissioning Data Packs
▪ Contract Package Data Packs

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Defect Items
A defect item is a deviation from AFC drawings and specifications, poor workmanship, a
hazardous installation or a missing item of documentation or construction test certificate.
During checkouts of system equipment and facilities by the Employer or Employer
representative, defect items are recorded and submitted to the Contractor for correction.

Defects are categorized in terms of severity / impact of defect on the system. Table 1
summarizes various defect items for various parts of the facility. Ideally all defect items
should be corrected as soon as possible. However, as some defects have a greater impact
on subsequent activities than others; defect items are assigned to a relevant category using
the following logic:

a. Assign priorities to the corrective work according to the urgency with which corrections is
required;
b. Spread the workload associated with the corrective work; and
c. Avoid unreasonable delays in accepting completion of work.

Table 1: Defect Item Priority List

Category A Category B Category C
All defects to be All defects to be All defects to be
corrected before corrected before corrected before RFO
Facilities Within A commencement of Completion of Facilities
System Or further testing and/or for a System or
Sub-System Commissioning. Sub-system (IC,EC,MC)
for each respective
plant sub-system.

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