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Appendix 3
Checklists
Audit performance of SCP requirements of Cultural Heritage Management Plan.
1. Please confirm your name, status and role with respect to cultural heritage
management within the BTC / SCP project.
2. The Audit Team has been provided with a copy of a Cultural Heritage Management
Plan AGT001 1000 EV PLN 00014 Revision U01 dated 22/05/03. Please confirm
that this document is current and can be used as the basis for this audit. If a more
recent document exists please provide a copy and indicate changes. (Note that in
the text below Section and page numbers refer to Revision U01 as provided.)
3. The archaeological strategy for the pipeline projects in Azerbaijan (Section 1.3, page
5) outlines a five phase approach. We understand from a pre audit dialogue
meeting that with the completion of construction the archaeology strategy is now at
phase 5. Please confirm the current status of the pipeline project and its
relationship to these phases.
4. In order to audit the cultural heritage management process the Audit Team request
a complete list of sites of archaeological finds along the pipeline. Please indicate
sites which were predicted at baseline survey and those additional sites discovered
during construction.
5. With your assistance the Audit Team will select five sites along the pipeline and ask
you to describe and provide evidence for management of cultural heritage during
phases 1, 2, 3 and 4. One of the sites will be Gobustan. Two of the sites selected
will represent sites not predicted at baseline survey. For each of the selected sites
the Audit Team will be seeking evidence of compliance with some or all of the
following as appropriate:
6. That Phase 1 records of baseline studies, desktop studies, walk through surveys
and aerial and other photographic survey are available and being maintained in
paper and electronic form, including the GIS (Section 1.4, page 5).
7. Consideration during Phase 1 of any minor route modifications to avoid sites (Table
1.1, page 5).
8. Were any of the sites selected identified in Phase 1 as requiring any agreed
additional pre-construction work and are they on the list of such sites (Table 1.1,
page 5).
9. Any Phase 1 list of key archaeological concerns regarding the selected sites for
inclusion in the construction contract and the most appropriate management option
(Table 1.1, page 5).
10. Use of IoAE personnel in Phase 1 baseline surveys (Page 6, paragraph 1), their
skills and competencies. Is a full list of participating personnel available and an
indication of the extent to which they were used?
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11. Were any of the sites selected identified in the Phase 2 list of areas where trial
investigations and trenching were required? (Section 1.5, page 7)
12. Method Statement for Phase 2 trial trenching at any of the selected sites prepared in
line with the requirements on page 8, paragraph 2?
13. Method Statement for Phase 3 investigation at any of the selected sites? (Section
1.6, page 8, paragraph 2).
14. Permit from the Ministry of Culture for the conduct of Phase 3 archaeological
investigations at any of the selected sites? (Section 1.6, page 8, paragraph 2).
15. That a suitably qualified field archaeologist accompanied each construction team
during Phase 4 construction activities (Section 1.7, page 8) at selected sites.
16. Nature of the partnership agreement with IoAE for Phase 4 activity, personnel used
and their skills and competencies. Is a full list of participating personnel available
and an indication of the extent to which they were used and where? How has IoAE
benefited from the arrangement?
17. Any mechanism to make the construction contractor aware of the need to identify
and protect archaeological remains at selected sites? For example, a chance finds
protocol, induction training or tool box talks?
18. That a suitably qualified field archaeologist provided advice to survey and right of
way teams during Phase 4 in the areas of the selected sites (Section 1.7, bullet
point 1, page 8).
19. That a suitably qualified field archaeologist recorded archaeological features
discovered during Phase 4 construction activities at selected sites (Section 1.7,
bullet point 2, page 8).
20. That a suitably qualified field archaeologist provided advice to the construction
superintendent on the significance and implications of new archaeological
discoveries during Phase 4 pipeline activities at selected sites (Section 1.7, bullet
point 3, page 8) and identified finds as of minor significance (Section 1.7.1), local
significance (Section 1.7.2), major significance (Section 1.7.3).
21. Availability of reports prepared by the IoAE outlining the results of archaeological
monitoring of construction? (Section 1.8, page 9).
22. Availability of reports of internal audit by BTC / SCP on cultural heritage
management and the organizational response through investigation, corrective and
preventive action?
23. Availability of reports of external audit by lenders and others on cultural heritage
management and the organizational response through investigation, corrective and
preventive action?
24. Availability of internal and external complaints on cultural heritage management and
the organizational response through investigation, corrective and preventive action?
For example, graves removal or theft of artifacts.