NIGP 96114: Commissioning of Facilities Services (Functional and Prefunctional)

NIGP 96114 Commissioning Of Facilities Services (Functional And Prefunctional), Item code, encompasses design-phase Owner's Project Requirements development, construction-phase functional testing and systems verification, Test and Balance witnessing, and post-occupancy performance validation across HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire/life safety, lighting controls, building envelope, laboratory systems, and energy management infrastructure. State agencies, school districts, county governments, and municipalities solicit this work primarily for new construction and major renovation projects where systems integration and performance certification drive operational success and energy efficiency outcomes.

Recent activity spans state departments (Oregon State Police, Oregon Department of Energy, Georgia Department of Agriculture), state financing commissions acting as owners on behalf of using agencies, school districts (Bartow County School System in Georgia, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools in Michigan, Mt. San Antonio College in California), and municipalities (City of West Linn Oregon, City of Bridgeport Connecticut). The Bartow County School System issued an RFP for building commissioning services on the College and Career Academy renovation in Cartersville, Georgia on June 9, 2026, with proposals due July 7, 2026, under a Construction Manager at Risk structure for a $30 million to $36 million project. The Oregon State Police posted two parallel RFPs in April 2026 for commissioning services on the Springfield Area Command & Central Region Headquarters (due May 4, 2026, with a $15.2 million GMP) and the Eugene Medical Examiner Office and Forensics Lab (due May 4, 2026, with a $71.6 million GMP), both design-build facilities requiring independent commissioning agents with PE licenses or Building Commissioning Association certification. The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission, on behalf of the Technical College Systems of Georgia, solicited commissioning services for the Industrial Technologies Renovation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College in Rome with statements of qualifications due April 23, 2026, for a $14.744 million project. The State of Oregon Department of Energy prequalified commissioning firms through RFQ #26-007 on April 1, 2026 (due May 18, 2026) to serve school districts throughout PGE and Pacific Power territories on energy efficiency projects funded by the Public Purpose Charge Schools Program, with commissioning required for boiler or chiller measures exceeding $100,000 and HVAC control measures exceeding $50,000. Commissioning activity concentrates in Oregon, Georgia, Michigan, Connecticut, and California, with secondary presence in Florida. The code reflects strong demand from public capital projects in the $14 million to $71 million range where third-party commissioning verification has become a standard requirement for design-build and construction manager arrangements.