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]]> Recognise that outsourcing some tasks might be more efficient. Especially if your organisation is struggling to recruit enough people to fill needs (in a tight market).

Paying an external expert to do some specific tasks (e.g. calibration of sensors) may be quicker (saving costs and time) than finding an internal commissioning engineer with available time and getting them trained.

Also recognise that such training could benefit the company in the long run if it is a common task. If not, then outsourcing it may be the best way to get it done.

Time can often be the biggest saving to the project by outsourcing some tasks, as long as you manage the risks of doing so properly.

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]]> Recognize when you or your team don’t have the expertise to accomplish something and get help.

This could be either within the company or from outside experts.

Check with internal experienced people first for contacts.

When buying specialized equipment, make sure the supplier is available for installation advice and commissioning assistance (It is often preferable to get them to commission)

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]]> When buying specialty equipment, make sure the supplier can and will supply a complete system. If they do, take it. Avoid trying to save money by doing parts of it yourself, unless you have experience on that specific system and can guarantee it will be cheaper to do it separate to the supplied equipment.

Example: A polymer dosing system was bought as a package, but the company decided not to include the pumps and piping as part of the package from the supplier. This meant the company had to design the pump and piping system, and do installation themselves. They could have bought the whole package complete on a skid. This would have saved a lot of time and money.

If the supplier had supplied on a skid, they could have simply told the company the outer dimensions and connection points, saving a lot of design and installation time.

Get the supplier to include commissioning in their price. This may cost more than doing it yourself, but will save time and probably end up costing less.

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