10th January 2007, 02:15 PM
'The advert belies a commitment to the monitoring of standards sir-one of the rarest practises ever.Especially for consultancies.Sad thing is...the local curators/LPA should be doing it but as we have seen elsewhere, they are at best inconsistant and at worst-politically hog-tied or massively under-resourced.'
I'm with 1m1d on this - RSK are asking for someone to monitor the standard of archaeological works being carried out along a major pipeline - no real need for excitement as this is fairly standard, although Troll as ever cannot resist having a pop at consultancies. This is a relatively clear example - RSK are representing a client in respect of a major project that requires oodles of archaeological work across more than one local authority. The client is keen to ensure that all work is done properly and tasks RSK with that (project has already had some negative PR and there are some protestors in place). RSK do not have the resources in-house and decide to advertise for an appropriate person. The local curators are almost certainly heavily involved, but monitoring on this scale can be a full-time job and as Troll rightly suspects the LPA resources are not adequate for this role. I doubt that the LPA is politically hog-tied as this is a strategic project that does not require planning permission. One local authority has alrady refused permission for blasting on a part of the route.
Beamo
I'm with 1m1d on this - RSK are asking for someone to monitor the standard of archaeological works being carried out along a major pipeline - no real need for excitement as this is fairly standard, although Troll as ever cannot resist having a pop at consultancies. This is a relatively clear example - RSK are representing a client in respect of a major project that requires oodles of archaeological work across more than one local authority. The client is keen to ensure that all work is done properly and tasks RSK with that (project has already had some negative PR and there are some protestors in place). RSK do not have the resources in-house and decide to advertise for an appropriate person. The local curators are almost certainly heavily involved, but monitoring on this scale can be a full-time job and as Troll rightly suspects the LPA resources are not adequate for this role. I doubt that the LPA is politically hog-tied as this is a strategic project that does not require planning permission. One local authority has alrady refused permission for blasting on a part of the route.
Beamo