Return to the bad old days.

[1man1desk]

Posted by Sniffer:

quote:I wonder how many clients of commercial archaeology specify the employment status of postholders in tender docs? I've never seen it - only vague things about the Directors, professional memberships and project managers.

In our consultancy role we usually include clauses specifically limiting/controlling the use of volunteers, both to prevent exploitation and to prevent undercutting through use of extra-cheap but unskilled labour. We do also specify minimum levels of qualification/experience for every staff role during site work and during post-ex, with supplementary evidence/justification required if the unit proposes someone who does not quite meet the criteria.

Posted by Hurting Back:

quote:I often lose evaluation work, phone to hear that we were beaten by a VERY low cost, then a few months later am asked to tender for the excavation phase and read the report produced by this low price and have to tell the client that there just isn't enough information to give a firm estimate and am forced to give a hidiously large range to cover the risk!

It is part of a consultant's role to assess tenders in terms of quality as well as price, and there have been occasions where we have advised our client to reject the cheapest price because we were not convinced the unit had put sufficient resources in place. Our advice has always been taken on this point.

1man1desk

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