Have you used the ICE Conditions of Contract?

[drpeterwardle]

Austin Ainsworth said

"Could you give examples where clients have been blatantly overcharged for WBs and evals?"

1. I could but of course I cannot (the AUP) and I simply would not.
2. This is clearly off topic
3. I actually said "The cost of a one day watching brief is often disproportionate to the work" I did not say "clients have been blatantly overcharged for WBs and evals". Although I do know of examples when this has happened.
4. Some organisations have minimum charges for things like reports.
5. Doing "unneccessary" work is rife in our industry - there is an essiential conflict in what is an appropriate amount of work in a given circumstances. (I discussed this at the BAJR conference). For most archaeologists doing outreach is a neccessary part of any project and yet it is something that cannot be demanded by the planning system.
6. Virtually no contractor is going to say to a potential client that the work is
a.unneccessary
b. unreasonable
c could be done cheaper by say a one man and his dog organisation.

This thread is about the use of contracts.
Dr Peter Wardle
Archaeological Consultant.