[nouveaux]

I'm not familiar with this so if you can help me understand, I would appreciate it.

From my understanding, one of the causes of slowness in US is waiting for bids. Government related work is required to open projects up for bids for a period of time, review all the bids and document the process. In many other countries, the project goes to the company with better relations to the project manager or the companies with the best bribes.

[_dain_]

The longer something takes, the longer it is expected to take. Delays compound on themselves, it becomes harder to plan further into the future. Costs skyrocket. More opportunities for bad actors to enrich themselves.

[nouveaux]

Maybe. The way I see it, transparency and fairness takes far more time than nepotism and corrupt behavior. How would you suggest that the government be more fair, transparent and fast?

[bluGill]

Trying to do too much in one large bid instead of splitting out to smaller companies doesn't help either.