STATUS A, B, C & D | What do they mean…

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Within a construction project and the commissioning process, documents

[technical, drawing, method statement, etc.] that are utilized for conveying detailed
information from or to the manufacturers, site teams, design, and commissioning
teams will need to be issued for approval, reviewed, and provided a Status A, B, C,
D from the client team.

This is to accept that, what is being provided is in line with project/design and contract
requirements, for works to commence.

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Status, Review Process, and Types of Documents…

Below details the Status, Review Process, and Types of Documents that would generally
need to be provided for comment/approval.

We generally have come across two different types of status on projects:

The first is where a Status of A, B, C is given

The second is where a Status of A, B, C & D is given

Whilst the two look similar there are slight differences.

The below table details the status of documentation and what they can mean on a
project. As can be seen the Status D, is basically included to provide the reviewer with an
ability to fully reject a document. It usually means that the submitted document does not
meet what the title is, is completely inadequate to explain or describe what its intended
for, or there is significant information and data missing.

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 Status Status A,B,C Status A,B,C,D

A Document reviewed Document reviewed

No comments No comments
Works can commence Works can commence

B Document reviewed comments Document reviewed comments

noted noted
Works can commence taking Works can commence taking
onboard comments onboard comments

C Document reviewed comments Document reviewed comments

noted noted
No works can be allowed to No works can be allowed to
commence commence
Revise and reissue document for Revise and reissue document for
approval approval

D n/a Document reviewed

Not meet any requirements of the
project
Fully rejected
No works can be allowed to
commence
Revise and reissue document for
approval

Status A, B, C & D Table

What is the Review Process?

The review process is usually pretty straight forward as noted below:

General Contractor / Main Contractor and their teams create the documentation /
information.
Internal Review conducted by Main Contractor Engineers.
If internal review ok, then issue to *client team via email or some form of electronic
platform such as Aconex / Asite / Procore etc.
Client team review and provide comment / approval based upon Technical,
Installation, Commissioning & Maintainability.

*The Client Team would consist of the Client, Project Manager, Designer, Commissioning
Consultant, Facilities Team etc. [if on board early enough].

What types of documents are usually issued for review?

Which documents will require to be issued for approval, will generally be dictated by the
specific project/contract documents.

As an outline, the documents as listed in our articles below would usually be required,
relating to the commissioning process:

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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS | Explained

Material/Technical Submissions

These are generally focused upon items of equipment and materials that will be selected
and manufactured to meet the design requirements as set out in the project
specifications. The materials and equipment can range from details of pipework/cables to
generator and chillers.

Material Submissions are usually issued by the general contractor / main contractor for
approval by the design team. The commissioning manager should also support reviewing
these documents.

Drawings

The designer will usually issue a full set of design drawings to the project – these will
detail the expectations relating to what should be installed where, sizes, flow rates, and
any simple control logic, etc. The general contractor / main contractor would take these
drawings, fully coordinate the services, and produce ‘shop drawings’ / ‘working drawings’.

These shop/working drawings should be reviewed and commented upon by the project
team [designer, commissioning consultant].

Testing Procedures
Testing procedures should be developed by the General Contractor / Main Contractor for
the future commissioning works – these will range from early testing requirements such
as Weld / Pressure Testing all the way through to the final building-integrated testing.

These testing procedures should be reviewed and commented upon by the

commissioning consultant, coordinating with other team members such as the designer
and facilities staff.

Testing Sequence and Programme

The expected testing program and sequence of works should generally be developed by
the general contractor / main contractor.

This testing program/sequence should be reviewed and commented upon by the

commissioning consultant, coordinating with other team members such as the designer
and facilities staff.

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