I think it doesn't take much to figure it out. This was done four years ago, and of course, yes, you were under a lot of stress; probably at that time it was two days, and you have had a lot more time because of this specific bill. Have you been approached before to cost this bill? Is this the first time for your department in the four years since? I would say this bill hasn't been changed. Just because it hasn't been changed, they can't expect you to.... I'm just wondering, did they ever ask you again from the first approach four years ago?
I find it really odd that we are even going back to estimates from four years ago; things have changed so dramatically. If that's the case, then I don't know how you could be expected not to do a better job right now, four years down the road.
We're looking at a bill clause by clause. We have never looked at another bill that you had to cost so specifically. I'm just trying to make sense of why they would expect you to have such a detailed cost if they've never asked for it before.
If they're going on figures that are four years old--this is the point, right? The first time you've been approached for the cost--