Residential Commissioning Requirements
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Administrative Information
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Inspectors Name
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Property #
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Inspection Date
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Property Name
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Current Occupant
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Incoming Occupant
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Start Date
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Completion Date
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Pre-Lease Quality Assurance & Certification
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This certifies that the make-ready of this property is complete:
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Maintenance Foreman:
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GSO Housing Supervisor:
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Facilities Maintenance Supervisor:
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Facilities Manager:
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GSO Officer:
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Check - In Customer Verification
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The following make-ready was done prior to your arrival. Please indicate if the make-ready of the property meets/ does not meet my expectations because of the following:
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CARPENTRY
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All doors must work properly. This includes hinges, locks, handles, keys, proper alignment, and door stops.
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All windows must work properly. This includes locks, operation, screens, and privacy blinds.
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All interior woodwork must be free of defects. Replace or repair as necessary (e.g., cabinetry).
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All exterior woodwork must be free of defects.
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All interior surfaces such as walls, floors, ceilings must be free of defects, repair as required.
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Bathroom mirrors must be free of defects. Mirror, light, and shelving.
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Repair ALL bedroom sliding doors.
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Fabricate 3 complete sets of keys.
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Fabricate 3 Pedestrian gate keys.
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Fabricate 3 Vehicle gate keys.
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METAL AND MASON
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All exterior surfaces such as garden walls, gates, and paved walkways, porches, etc., must be free of defects.
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Repair or replace damaged or missing interior tiles as needed.
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Repair or replace damaged or missing exterior tiles as needed.
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The roof must be waterproof.
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All walls and Foundation must be waterproof.
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Seal all holes.
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If there is a fireplace/chimney, needs cleaning soot from chimney flues & check its functionality.
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Cut a hole for a 100mm P.V.C pipe in the laundry room to run the dryer exhaust pipe through it.
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Old floor grout must be cleaned or replaced, depending on its condition.
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Vehicle and pedestrian gates must be in proper operation.
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All gutters & down pipes need maintenance and to be cleaned.
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Construct concrete pad for a generator with shade.
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Repair all faucets and repair leaks. This includes outside faucets. Replace any antiquated or corroded fixtures.
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Repair all fixture cabinets and repair leaks and dry rot damage.
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Remove and clean all faucet screens.
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Clean Domestic water system and ensure proper operation.
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Water Meter must perform properly.
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Clean all floor drains for proper drainage and provide any missing or broken covers.
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Open all toilet flush tanks, inspect the operation of float valves and other mechanisms, and make repairs as indicated.
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Repair all bathroom fixtures such as sinks, showers, bathtubs, toilet bases, toilet tanks, toilet seats, and repair or replace as required. Install new silicone around each one. Replace all rusted fixtures.
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Install a 5,000-liter water tank, pressure pump, expansion tank, and breaker at power supply, and all necessities to pump water to the residence. And properly working.
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Construct shade for tank and pumps.
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Replace cistern and water tanks mechanical float switches to be size 3/4 inch.
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All water pumps and presser controls should be working and in good shape.
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Replace old or rusty pipes, flexible hoses, faucets, strainers, shower heads, flush mechanisms, and valves.
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Install hot and cold-water pipes in the laundry room, 110 cm high and install two valves at their ends to feed the washing machine.
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Install 2 inches P.V.C washing machine drainpipe at 90cm high, in the laundry room.
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Clean water tanks and install proper covers.
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Empty septic tank and install metal covering for easy access. Marked and ensure there are proper vents from septic tanks.
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All showers must have enclosures which keep the water off of the bathroom floor.
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All the sinks and shower faucets must have cold and hot combination.
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Bathtub must have shower curtain rod hung no more than 2.3 meters above floor (bottom of curtain must hang 10-15 cm inside of tub).
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Residential Pre-Lease Requirements Checklist
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Revision No.: EMBASSY Addis Ababa PROCEDURES MANUAL
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Title: Pre-Lease Requirements
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Page 4 of 7
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Bathrooms, Laundry room, and Kitchen Requirements
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Bathrooms, laundry room, and kitchen must have hot and cold-water lines.
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Install toilet for residential guard.
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Install electric hot water heaters to ensure there is hot and cold water to all bathrooms, laundry room, and kitchen.
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Clean all bathroom accessories. i.e. towel bars, soap dishes, toothbrush holders, etc., and replace as required.
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Hand towel ring/bar next to each bathroom sink.
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Large towel rack next to each shower/tub.
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Install chrome shower curtain rods for all bathrooms.
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Electrical Requirements
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Install a guard house with electrical outlets.
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Install large size 3 bulb ceiling-mounted light fixtures for ALL ceilings; with energy-saving bulbs, except in kitchen, laundry room, and bathrooms.
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Install medium size 2 bulb ceiling-mounted light fixtures for all bathrooms and hallways; with white energy save bulbs.
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Install minimum 2 fluorescent light fixtures with covers for the kitchen ceiling, each one containing two 40 W fluorescent lamps. Ensure there is adequate lighting.
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Install one fluorescent light fixture with cover for the laundry room ceiling, containing two 40 W fluorescent lamps.
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Install a 32A industrial socket outlet located in the laundry room and connect it to a dedicated 32 Amps circuit breaker using 3x6mm² electrical wires for power supply.
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Replace electrical meter main circuit breaker with a 50 Amps one.
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Interior electrical panels must be installed no higher than 2 meters to the top of the panel and must have a proper cover.
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Replace all Exterior defective bulbs, switches, flickering fluorescent ballasts, and damaged fluorescent-light covers.
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Correct all wiring defects including frayed or exposed wires and connections. Must meet the NEC.
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The main electrical feeders to the panel shouldn't be less than 10mm2 (16mm2 if the length is more than 100 Meters).
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Improve grounding resistance, not to exceed 25 Ohms.
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Electrical Requirements
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- Are all electrical outlets and stove hood properly grounded?
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- Are all electrical outlets, switches, and light fixtures working, in good condition, and properly installed?
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- Is the electrical load distributed properly?
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- Have separate 32 Amps been installed for the kitchen feeder?
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- Is the electrical meter capacity in the range of (20-80) Amps?
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- Have proper light fixtures been installed for all bathroom mirrors?
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- Has a doorbell been installed?
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- Have all exhaust fans been inspected and tested?
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- Have electrical float switches been installed at the cistern and water tanks to control the lifting pump automatically?
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- Are 10mA RCDs (GFCI) used as main circuit breakers?
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- Is subscribed power at 30KVA with an incoming cable size of 10 mm2 (16 mm2 allowed if length is no more than 80 meters)?
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- Are EDD fuses rated at 60 amps each to ATS and from ATS to the Main Distribution Board at the building?
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- Is there exterior lighting installed?
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- Have exhaust/Extractor fans been installed in ALL bathrooms?
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Generator Requirements
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- Has a pad been constructed for the generator?
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Painting Requirements
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- Have all nails been removed from the walls, holes patched, cracks filled, and repaired spots prepped to match the surrounding texture?
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- Have all light fixtures, electrical cover plates, plumbing cover plates, hinges, screens, and other fixtures been removed or taped over to avoid being painted or splashed with paint?
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- Have all fixtures, including cover plates, been cleaned, and those not reasonably restorable to their original factory condition been replaced?
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Residential Pre-Lease Requirements
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Paint interior and Ensure Interior painting meets Post standards.
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Repair water leaks and remove mold. Correct prior to painting.
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Paint and refinish exterior finishes. Ie. doors, grills, and wood work and walls.
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CLEANING
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Mop and wax all tiled, wood, and linoleum floors including outside surfaces such as covered porches and verandahs. (Please do not forget to do underneath the major appliances such as refrigerators, washers, and dryers).
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Clean all glass surfaces (windows, mirrors, China-cabinet doors, etc.) to include cleaning tracks and sills and removing paint drippings.
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Wash and polish all ceramic fixtures (sinks, tubs, etc.) and re-grout tile as required.
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Dismantle interior components of refrigerators, freezers, and stoves, clean thoroughly, and reassemble.
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Clean interior and exterior surfaces of all other appliances such as washers and dryers.
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Clean and polish all wood furniture.
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GARDENING/GROUND KEEPING
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Mow lawn(s).
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Trim hedges and bushes.
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Sweep and otherwise clean sidewalks, inside garages, Remove trash and litter.
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WAREHOUSE AND CURTAINING
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Install a working telephone line in the safe haven and all bedrooms and living room.
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Provide design drawings with plumbing, electrical, and sewer tank locations
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Install cover for generator
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Install generator pad close to EDD service entrance
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SAFETY
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Grounding: the resistance must measure <25 ohm
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Install Railings: Installed on all porches, balconies and raised floor surfaces more than 30" (76cm) above the floor or grade below
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Sturdy supports (balusters) with no openings larger than 4" (10cm) and bottom of railing assembly no more than 4" (10cm) from the floor
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Top of railing is 42" (107cm) or more from floor or grade level
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Stairs and Handrails: steps have evenly-spaced risers
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any open risers between steps do not have an opening larger than 4" (10cm). where there are 4 or more risers (steps), at least one handrail installed (right-side descending preferred) for any enclosed stairway
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For stairs open on one or both sides, a handrail is installed on the open side(s)
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Install handrails at 34-38" (86 cm) from the top of the stair tread nosing and can withstand a force of 200 lbs. (91 kg) in any direction
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for open stairways, supports (balusters) no more than 4" (10cm) apart
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Chimney: Clean and have inspected by a qualified technician for proper operation
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Remove all decorative and expensive light fixtures
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Remodel all kitchens and bathrooms that are antiquated
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Remove all installed carpet
