add to that the over confidence in their subordinates & mistrust of project's contractors . Let me be honest here, Many of the project managers from the end user side(i.e. government authorities) mistakenly assume that proper project management is to handover everything to the consultant & to penalize contractors over any delay. while in fact it's the end user responsibility to coordinate between all parties, as it's no longer a secret that reason for any project delay is the lack of coordination between all authorities.