I had a project at US HEW department of Rad Health. (the folks who tested microwave ovens and such). It was a privately owned building, leased by the government. The DP manager had a new computer and he had IBM spec out the power. GSA said they had to do the work. About 3 weeks into the project they still hadn't done much more than mount the 200a panelboard and rough in the feeder from the main panel.
"we have to go to Gathersburg and check out the truck, pick up our tools, check out materials and get down here. Then we have to set up the job. By then it's lunch. After lunch we work as much as we can but we have to clean up and get back to Gaithersburg in time to check in our stuff and return the truck before quitting time"
(the actual excuse)
The DP manager finally just called the building management who pulled a permit, hired a local EC and was done in ONE DAY.
GSA's people seemed happy they didn't have to come back.
