19th April 2007, 06:28 PM
Oops - my mistake - must have dreamt the bit about curators and standards - sorry to have got everyone excited.
HB - I do agree with you that (nearly) everyone is doing a decent job within a system that has obvious and quite worrying flaws. What I cannot see is a clear argument that sets out how consultants can improve the overall pay levels rather than just the standards.
'I might add that I don't really see legal action occurring unless precipitated by the dissatisfaction of the curator/council. If a contractor doesn't really comply with the brief, but the consent is granted regardless, would the client or the consultant really waste time and money trying to sue the contractor into doing more?'
It might not be worth suing the contractor to do more, especially if the work has actually been signed off, but it could be worth not paying them the full amount if it can be shown that they have not actually done what they were contracted to do - the client pays out less money but has no delays on site, whilst the contractor learns a harsh lesson and hopefully will read the brief better next time.
Beamo
HB - I do agree with you that (nearly) everyone is doing a decent job within a system that has obvious and quite worrying flaws. What I cannot see is a clear argument that sets out how consultants can improve the overall pay levels rather than just the standards.
'I might add that I don't really see legal action occurring unless precipitated by the dissatisfaction of the curator/council. If a contractor doesn't really comply with the brief, but the consent is granted regardless, would the client or the consultant really waste time and money trying to sue the contractor into doing more?'
It might not be worth suing the contractor to do more, especially if the work has actually been signed off, but it could be worth not paying them the full amount if it can be shown that they have not actually done what they were contracted to do - the client pays out less money but has no delays on site, whilst the contractor learns a harsh lesson and hopefully will read the brief better next time.
Beamo