17th October 2005, 04:01 PM
If I had a potential problem with a contracting unit I would start by asking the curators in surrounding authorities what their experiances of the unit were. This would be followed up by a intensive site visit with an attempt to talk to the diggers and super etc.
However I would not bother myself about things like interpersonal skills, just health and safety and excavation techniques etc. The later of these could produce sub-standard reports which I would reject which would cause the planning condition to stay attached to the development. This would basically cause a breach of condition as the archaeology could not be re-instated, and the cost of the fine would end up on the desk of the contractor for causing the breach. This would stop them doing it again, one way or another.
Personally I would only need help on this from my fellow curators, but cheers for the thought.
Where?
However I would not bother myself about things like interpersonal skills, just health and safety and excavation techniques etc. The later of these could produce sub-standard reports which I would reject which would cause the planning condition to stay attached to the development. This would basically cause a breach of condition as the archaeology could not be re-instated, and the cost of the fine would end up on the desk of the contractor for causing the breach. This would stop them doing it again, one way or another.
Personally I would only need help on this from my fellow curators, but cheers for the thought.
Where?