26th June 2008, 01:28 PM
Posted by Unit of 1:
Under the ICE Conditions of Contract, the Consultant is a named individual, not a company.
On most projects, the Consultant will not be present full-time, because there won't be enough for them to do. However, some large projects (eg motorway construction)might justify a full-time presence.
For most jobs, where there is no full-time presence, the frequency of visits will vary according to the size of project, the archaeological results being achieved, rate of progress and other factors.
The point of the Consultant's role is for the Employer to have someone who can administer and monitor the implementation of the work who knows and understands archaeology. The Consultant will usually have written the Specification and agreed its content with the Curator. They will monitor the work to ensure that all the work required by the Specification is being done, and to the standard required, and to the timescale required.
If the Contractor wants to increase or reduce the scope of work, or the methods to be used, or the resources they have agreed to provide, or change the programme, then it is up to the Consultant to determine whether the changes are reasonable.
The Consultant also checks the Contractor's invoices to ensure they are correct, and certifies whether or not the work has been completed properly.
The Consultant will nearly always have been on the job before the Contract is put out to tender, and may well have a longer involvement in the job in other roles - for instance as the person responsible for the DBA or archaeological input to the EIA, and/or for liaison and negotiation with the Curator.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished
Quote:quote:The solution to the Principle-Agent problem in the oil exploration industry, where the developer is most certainly desperate to find oil and is worried that the agents might cheat them, is that the consultant, often referred to as a Bird Dog, is present through out the period of the fieldwork with the team. They are there to get the maximum product at the highest quality. Are there any examples of this in British consultant archaeology?Whether or not the contract is let using the ICE Conditions of Contract, if there is a Consultant involved they are always appointed by the Employer. The Employer might be a range of different people - the developer themselves, or their design consultant/environmental consultant, or their principal contractor.
Under the ICE Conditions of Contract, the Consultant is a named individual, not a company.
On most projects, the Consultant will not be present full-time, because there won't be enough for them to do. However, some large projects (eg motorway construction)might justify a full-time presence.
For most jobs, where there is no full-time presence, the frequency of visits will vary according to the size of project, the archaeological results being achieved, rate of progress and other factors.
The point of the Consultant's role is for the Employer to have someone who can administer and monitor the implementation of the work who knows and understands archaeology. The Consultant will usually have written the Specification and agreed its content with the Curator. They will monitor the work to ensure that all the work required by the Specification is being done, and to the standard required, and to the timescale required.
If the Contractor wants to increase or reduce the scope of work, or the methods to be used, or the resources they have agreed to provide, or change the programme, then it is up to the Consultant to determine whether the changes are reasonable.
The Consultant also checks the Contractor's invoices to ensure they are correct, and certifies whether or not the work has been completed properly.
The Consultant will nearly always have been on the job before the Contract is put out to tender, and may well have a longer involvement in the job in other roles - for instance as the person responsible for the DBA or archaeological input to the EIA, and/or for liaison and negotiation with the Curator.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished