Maybe! But it still does not comport with the original post that I replied to which said that permitting etc are the major driver of cost of any construction project. It is not.
The point being made is that if you consider permitting holistically by attributing to it all costs that wouldn't exist if permitting didn't exist-- the cost is much greater.
When people complain about the costs of permitting they mean the these total costs, not e.g. some 1% of total project costs filing fee or whatnot.
Okay then, please demonstrate it and/or provide evidence.
Otherwise you're on a thread where someone is pooh-poohing an effort to improve costs where we know they exist (labor) and suggesting it is meaningless compared to costs that you can't substantiate.
