Well, we're about to release a study in a couple of weeks that we did jointly with federal government contracting agencies and others on cost predictability for projects. There are a number of factors that go into that.
In the construction industry, the last thing we contractors want to see is change orders. If we can proceed from start to finish on a project based on the design and specifications, we would much prefer that than the other factors that come in.
The other thing that I think has been a problem is the contract award period. We've seen situations, not just with the federal government but with other contracting authorities, where instead a prompt award being given within 30 days, for example, these things go on for 90 days, for 120 days. To expect contractors and their suppliers to keep their prices fixed and firm over that amount of time, particularly when you have material prices escalating quite substantially, is just not in the cards. So there are a number of things that can be done on both sides to try to keep those costs in line.