22nd July 2011, 08:56 PM
Quote:To survive an archaeological company has to win tenders.
I and another friend always put in a tender that meets the requirements and give the client the best value and ensures we have enough to eal with the archaeology -I never undercut, I look at what my bottom line is as an archaeologist. what can I offer as added value? Both she and I are still in business after 20 + years
and client get more than they bargained for. In a recent project it is now a major art exhibition and the report was such that the buyers honestly said they would have paid more for the houses. The client is amazed that archaeology adds value.. they always saw it as trying to stifle development - Is that our fault? For not explaining? IT is now seen by the public as a means to stop development (not true) IT should be seen as a way for developers to enhance development. At a price that includes innovative ways to display our work. loveHERITAGE? I do! and so should developers - after all they used to see the point........... when it was offered to them. Lets be daring... lets cost in a scaffold gantry on that great site .... lets cost in a talk? lets not do the minimum, lets offer the best. OR perhaps when we undercut for the last time, we find we can't afford to do it anymore. and may as well go back to hobby status. WE need a grown up talk... where we look to a serious future that offers the best.. not the minimum, cut to the bone so much, we may as well not do it. After all... whats the point if all we do is the least possible? for the least possible... and no longer act as archaeologists?
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