Commissioning process is defined as which of the following?

• A. A Process for Budgeting
• B. A Process for Approving Change Orders
• C. A Quality-Focused Process for Enhancing the Delivery of a Project, including verification that the facility and all of its systems and assemblies are planned, designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained to meet the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR)
• D. A Process for Equipment Maintenance

Answer: (C)

Commissioning is a quality-focused process that aims to ensure the project delivers on what the owner expects. It involves verifying that the facility and all of its systems and assemblies are planned, designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained to meet the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR). This means taking a structured, cross-disciplinary approach from early planning through design, construction, and post-occupancy phases, with documentation, functional testing, and training to prove the building will perform as intended and can be operated and maintained effectively.

This scope is broader than just budgeting, change orders, or routine maintenance. Budgeting and change orders are separate project-management activities, while maintenance belongs to operations after turnover. Commissioning, by contrast, ensures that performance targets, energy goals, reliability, and other OPR criteria are actually realized in the building’s operation, not just in its design or construction.