27th November 2008, 10:30 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by BAJR Host
The Govt. are talking about bringing road building and govt projects forward.. will this help? Should we be coming together and ensuring the support is there to keep companies going. Share the work..? Come together in consortiums?
I'm not sure how much work could be brought forward, I don't think the govt is thinking Hoover Dam here, and I am sure that any schemes pushed through without proper consultation with locals will be avoided for political issues, so I don't think this will be a panacea.
And I'd be worried too about the place of archaeology in such schemes. The govt would be risking a lot to bring forward schemes -and most big schemes now are PFI after all- and there are bigger lobbies than archaeology out there. I would not expect the archaeological component of any scheme to have as much time on any job as previously would be the case. 20 site staff trowelling for a month holding up 150 groundworkers? I doubt it.