3rd August 2009, 03:08 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by 1man1desk
An approach that we have sometimes applied to substantial projects is to invite tenders only from units that have shown they can do the work to the standard required, and then to assess the quality elements of the bid before opening the prices only for those bids that passed the quality test. Nevertheless, at that stage one of the surviving bids will win on price - and the losing bidders can complain about being 'undercut'.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished
Sounds good, although I suspect that actual formal tendering in this way is limited in archaeology, and small to medium-sized companies won't have the resources to successfully bid for those kinds of projects. Instead they find themselves up against one-man bands chasing housing developers needing trial trenching done.