Project type: School Academy

LEED Rating: New Construction 2009 for School, AGMBC 2010 Approach

Hi my company is providing LEED Assessment, Architectural as well as MEP consultancy to School Project. We are aiming for EAC3 Enhanced Commissioning credits for this project.

Client has requested us to appoint CxA. Can we appoint a subcontractor to conduct commissioning?

1.Disinterested [1] subcontractor to the A/E can be commissioning authority (Who Can be the Commissioning Authority" http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=1262)

2.However Credit requirement also suggest that the individual serving as CxA must be INDEPENDENT of the project’s design and construction management

If subcontracted by A/E how the CxA could be independent? There is always a possibility of conflict of interest as we are appointing him and might tend to be bias towards our design proposals
Please guide.
Thanks in advance!