29th June 2009, 02:22 PM
Posted by Unit of 1:
All contracts embody some risk to both parties. One of the main purposes of any standard Conditions of Contract, including the ICE CoC for Archaeological Investigation, is to limit those risks as much as possible, and to make a fair division of risk between the Contractor (i.e. the archaeological unit) and the Employer (usually the developer or their consultant).
To that extent, any application of the CoC could be said to advantage the archaeologist concerned, because the more traditional ways of employing their services usually exposes them to unlimited risk (which they are usually completely unaware of, due to their lack of knowledge about contract law).
1man1desk
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Quote:quote:would the ice contract structure give the field archaeologist any advantage in the pre purchase situation?Not specifically, but then that is not what it is for.
All contracts embody some risk to both parties. One of the main purposes of any standard Conditions of Contract, including the ICE CoC for Archaeological Investigation, is to limit those risks as much as possible, and to make a fair division of risk between the Contractor (i.e. the archaeological unit) and the Employer (usually the developer or their consultant).
To that extent, any application of the CoC could be said to advantage the archaeologist concerned, because the more traditional ways of employing their services usually exposes them to unlimited risk (which they are usually completely unaware of, due to their lack of knowledge about contract law).
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished