Commissioning squeezed at the end of the project

The challenge we see

Commissioning sits at the end of the programme. Every delay in design, procurement or construction pushes the start date back, but the completion date often stays where it is. The window shrinks, and the commissioning team is asked to do the same work in less time.

What tends to go wrong

Systems are handed over to commissioning before they are truly ready, with open punch items and incomplete installation checks. Teams work in parallel on areas that should have been done in order. Then people are added late, and they need time to learn the site, the systems and the paperwork before they can be useful. Testing gets rushed, defects are found late, and confidence in the handover drops.

How NEPS can support

The best fix is to bring commissioning thinking into the plan early. We can talk through sequence, resource and the mix of disciplines before the pressure builds.

When the window does tighten, we can take a defined commissioning scope as your subcontractor, managed under your contract, or provide commissioning, E&I, C&I and mechanical people to add capacity where it is needed. An early conversation, even before dates are firm, makes it easier to line up the right people. It also lets us ask the questions that matter: which systems are furthest behind, which disciplines are short, and what the site needs from anyone joining. We aim to give you a shortlist soon after a clear brief. That is our target and not a guarantee.

If your commissioning window is getting tight, contact Jamie at jamie@neprojectsolutions.co.uk.