15th September 2011, 01:56 PM
I can't imagine that the sampling strategy, in this instance SMS, would have made any difference to the tendering process as I am pretty sure that tenderers would have quoted a price based on the understanding that was the technique to e used... Surely isn't that always the case. Tenderers are asked to quote based on specific tasks outlined by the curator.. I can't imagine how any tendering process could be comparable unless the tenderers weren't quoting like for like.
On a personal level we use SMS quite a lot in Norway (we call it 'flatedekking' over here, meaning literally 'flat coverage') and it works well with the appropriate kind of site. Like all sampling techniques it needs a little thought ahead of application.......but there is nothing wrong with it. It is at the end of the day expedient. When was the last time any of us had the time or finance to 100% hand excavate a whole site?
On a personal level we use SMS quite a lot in Norway (we call it 'flatedekking' over here, meaning literally 'flat coverage') and it works well with the appropriate kind of site. Like all sampling techniques it needs a little thought ahead of application.......but there is nothing wrong with it. It is at the end of the day expedient. When was the last time any of us had the time or finance to 100% hand excavate a whole site?
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