Do you get the impression that this project and other IT projects have something in common? Don't bidding contractors have to abide by deadlines and a specific budget? Commitments were made, but the project was not completed, and when they ran out of money, they asked for more. That's not a very impressive way of doing things. You also talked about good governance and estimates. Wasn't there a problem in that area as well?
On June 18th, 2007. See this statement in context.