Verify readiness before energisation and handover
We assess whether the power and low-current systems are ready for the testing, commissioning and handover stage, through open works, test requirements and the documents that will be needed.
It is unclear which tests are required and who will carry them out
Open works are being closed but not tracked in one list
Test results and certificates are collected only at the end
As-built drawings do not match what was installed
The employer’s handover criteria have not been written down
The readiness areas we go through
System readiness
Whether the installed systems have reached a state in which testing can meaningfully begin is assessed system by system.
Test plans
Which tests are foreseen, in what order, by which party and with which prerequisites is set out before the date approaches.
Open works
Outstanding items are listed with the responsible party and their effect on testing, so that they do not all land on the handover date.
Test and handover documents
Which records, protocols, certificates and as-built documents are expected, and which of them are already in hand, is tracked in one table.
Transfer to operation
What the operating team will need — documents, marked panels, instructions and training arrangements — is prepared before the handover, not after it.
The work is carried out on the project documents, site information and correspondence available for the agreed scope. Information that is missing or cannot be verified is recorded as an open item and reported with the responsible party, rather than assumed.
System readiness
Test plans
Open works
Test and handover documents
Transfer to operation
What we need to start
Readiness work does not wait for a complete set; documents that are not yet available are listed as open items with the party they are expected from and the date they are needed by.
- Test and commissioning plan
- Current project and as-built drawings
- System and equipment list
- Open works list
- Test results
- Operation and maintenance documents
- The employer’s handover criteria
What you receive
- System readiness checklist
- Test and document tracking table
- Outstanding and open works list
- Commissioning prerequisites
- Handover file status summary
- Closure action plan
An example before the handover date
In a shopping centre due to be energised in six weeks, the panels are installed but nobody can say which tests are still outstanding or who holds the protocols. Systems are gone through one by one, the prerequisites for commissioning and the missing documents are listed with the party they are expected from, and each system is marked as ready, conditionally ready or missing documents. The gaps become visible while there are still six weeks to close them, rather than on the handover day itself.
Peritus assesses testing and handover readiness within the agreed scope. Carrying out accredited tests, official acceptance, energisation permits and the contractor’s quality responsibilities remain with the relevant authorised parties. Statements such as ready, conditionally ready or documents missing express Peritus’ technical assessment on the available information; they are not an official acceptance decision.
See the open items before the handover date
Share the current state of the systems and the planned test or handover date.
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