> Now you know one of the reasons why projects that use public funds cost so much.

It's also by design in most countries where major political parties are just slightly different versions of neoliberalism.

These kinds of projects are an extremely effective method for converting public funds into private profits by massively overcharging for everything.

Politicians turn a blind eye to it because the people being awarded the work are often friends and family, or people who went to the "right" school.