“This has been a tough project. When you add onto this many sides of a building, and deal with this many existing conditions, it's complicated. I know it's one of the toughest projects I've had to do. And there are still some concerns about dollars.”
“We have contingency factors built in for increased costs due to the market, and we can just move money from the contingency fund into the budget if we need to. I think we have all the big surprises taken care of, but we want to leave a pot of money for anything unforeseen. And there are things we can add back on if we have money left. With a job this big, though, I can assure you there will be changes.”