Short description
The Contract requires Archaeological Services Stage (i) to (iv) on the N17 Milltown to Gortnagunned road project in County Galway. Stage (i)services shall include archaeological geophysical and architectural heritage surveys, test excavation and all method statements, license applications and reports associated with same. Stage (ii) services (pre-excavation) shall consist of topsoil stripping and spoil management, temporary fencing, manual cleaning, excavation, sampling, recording and reporting in areas determined by the Contracting Authority to be an 'Archaeological Site'. Stage (iii) services shall consist of full manual excavation of Archaeological Sites, with all recording, sampling, analysis and reporting in accordance with the Contracting Authority's specification following the completion of Stage (ii) (pre-)excavation and reporting. Stage (iv) services shall consist of analyses, conservation, archiving, reporting and dissemination work arising from the Stage (ii) and (iii) excavations all in accordance with the Contracting Authority's agreement to proposals from the Consultant. The Archaeological Consultant appointed to the Contract will also be appointed, at the discretion of the Contracting Authority, to the role of Project Supervisor for the Construction Stage (PSCS) for the duration of the Archaeological Services Contract and the Archaeological Consultant's tendered rates and prices shall be deemed to have made full provision for this.