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[DJC]

Working in construction before, during and after covid, i can tell you that both those 'excuses' are genuine.

Can't give you any insight into the figures presented, but both those things have caused complete and utter havoc with materials and labour.

There is a reason builders are going bust left right and centre, and those are the reasons.

Yes, as a project manager for many relatively small infrastructure projects well before COVID, 10-20% contingency was generally more than adequate.  It’s a different ball game now but the benefits of these long overdue, vital infrastructure projects still outweigh the increasing costs.

Matthew Guy was a minister in my department when he ignored departmental advice to approve several rezoning applications that were subsequently found to be illegal and were overturned at significant cost to the taxpayer.

A standing joke in the department was, “How do you know if the Minister is lying?”

“His lips are moving.”