13th November 2006, 11:07 PM
I think you'll find that most, if not all, tenders are won on price and not quality. The tender gets won, then as the work progresses the company having the work done can check the quality. the cheapest tender generally wins the work even if it means they have to try and keep the costs down in order to make a profit, this is the main reason wages in archaeology remain so poor!
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