21st June 2005, 07:40 PM
I can think of all sorts of people and reasons why "diggers"/archaeologists do not get paid well but the existence of consultants is not one of them.
Deep digger I am currently trawling through documents - very boring its gone six oclock on a sunny day- why isnt this archaeology/history? Are saying this type of work is not neccessary?
Yes if fewer people had a slice of the sum that come to the field teams diggers pay might indeed be increased. I think you are referring to the fact that some consultancies sub-contract field teams and/or add an uplift to the charge. I very rarely do this and ceratinly not on a big project.
It is naive to think that developers set budgets and YOU (the archaeologists) are entitled to spend it as you wish ie by paying the diggers/archaeologists more.
The percentage charge is a common means of calculating fees in the construction industry for professionals. Usually the build cost is used - 10% for architects. For people like landscaped architects it is 10% of the landscaping costs. This is a fee for obtaining the permissions frequently at there own risk and executing the project.
Developers have their own costs in awarding and managing any contract in any event and this is another role of the consultant.
Back to those documents ...
Peter
Deep digger I am currently trawling through documents - very boring its gone six oclock on a sunny day- why isnt this archaeology/history? Are saying this type of work is not neccessary?
Yes if fewer people had a slice of the sum that come to the field teams diggers pay might indeed be increased. I think you are referring to the fact that some consultancies sub-contract field teams and/or add an uplift to the charge. I very rarely do this and ceratinly not on a big project.
It is naive to think that developers set budgets and YOU (the archaeologists) are entitled to spend it as you wish ie by paying the diggers/archaeologists more.
The percentage charge is a common means of calculating fees in the construction industry for professionals. Usually the build cost is used - 10% for architects. For people like landscaped architects it is 10% of the landscaping costs. This is a fee for obtaining the permissions frequently at there own risk and executing the project.
Developers have their own costs in awarding and managing any contract in any event and this is another role of the consultant.
Back to those documents ...
Peter