27th September 2007, 08:32 PM
As already stated standards are not scopes of works - or to be blunt - if you don't ask, you don't get. This is why we have briefs and specs. The responsibility lies with the curator.
As for your example - tell us what you would do? Are you talking about an evaluation? Presumably. Every brief I issue is tailored to that particular site - they're all different. There is no 'one size fits all' solution.
Asking for a full staff list, I would say is both unecessary, unreasonable and unrealistic. Depending on the site - Supervisor/PO upwards will do, plus specialists. Often contractors are that busy or stretched that it is difficult for them even to be sure about this. Why I would want or need to vet the CVs of everybody I don't know. Your experience of contractors must be really bad if you think this level of micro-management is needed.
Most curators know who the bad 'uns are and treat them accordingly. Some developers also seem to be waking up to the fact that cheap ain't necessarily always cheerful either - whether or not they give a stuff about the archaeology.
As for your example - tell us what you would do? Are you talking about an evaluation? Presumably. Every brief I issue is tailored to that particular site - they're all different. There is no 'one size fits all' solution.
Asking for a full staff list, I would say is both unecessary, unreasonable and unrealistic. Depending on the site - Supervisor/PO upwards will do, plus specialists. Often contractors are that busy or stretched that it is difficult for them even to be sure about this. Why I would want or need to vet the CVs of everybody I don't know. Your experience of contractors must be really bad if you think this level of micro-management is needed.
Most curators know who the bad 'uns are and treat them accordingly. Some developers also seem to be waking up to the fact that cheap ain't necessarily always cheerful either - whether or not they give a stuff about the archaeology.