Such renegotiation could jeopardize federal funding and delay construction, but the needless haste created by Washington's arbitrary deadlines have resulted in mistakes that could be extremely costly.

这样的谈判或许会让联邦基金更加捉襟见肘，也可能会延迟建设，但是华盛顿恣意定下的死线造成了没有必要的犹豫，而这种犹豫所导致的错误或许更加昂贵。

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During the long period, It is believed that the mainly reason is the engineering change which results in schedule delay and cost overruns of the construction project.

在这个较长的建设周期内，工程变更被认为是导致项目工期延迟和费用超支的主要原因，在工程建设项目管理过程中倍受重视。

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Project delay is a common problem in the world construction industry today. For the construction of engineering project in our country, this problem is especially outstanding.

工期延误问题是当今世界建筑业中普遍存在的问题，对于国内工程项目建设而言，这个问题尤为突出。

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