The commissioning process typically follows which procurement step?

• A. RFQ process
• B. RFP process
• C. Bid Bond
• D. Purchase Order

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is when you start planning and integrating commissioning into a project in relation to procurement steps. You begin to set up the commissioning process once you have identified and qualified the project team, which happens through the early prequalification stage. The RFQ step solicits qualifications from potential firms, helping you determine who has the right capabilities to handle the project and to participate in subsequent, more detailed procurement phases. Once qualified firms are identified, they move on to the next procurement steps, and the commissioning plan—defining roles, responsibilities, and performance criteria—can be developed and integrated into the project timeline with the selected team.

Purchase orders, bid bonds, and the later RFP stage are downstream actions that occur after the team and contract are defined; commissioning is not initiated at those points but rather is established once the right, qualified team is in place through the RFQ process.