These costs for infrastructure are staggering. I’m trying to parse the differences between permitting timeline costs (government reviews) and construction costs (productivity). In my own experience the cost of construction is tied to the relative lack of competition at all levels of construction from the Construction Managers to the sub contractors. This works is so relatively rare and specialized and the specification are so detailed that the same participants show up every time. Costs only increase in that rarefied environment.
These costs for infrastructure are staggering. I’m trying to parse the differences between permitting timeline costs (government reviews) and construction costs (productivity). In my own experience the cost of construction is tied to the relative lack of competition at all levels of construction from the Construction Managers to the sub contractors. This works is so relatively rare and specialized and the specification are so detailed that the same participants show up every time. Costs only increase in that rarefied environment.