There are too many factors to account for before blaming someone for laying 32x the original budget. 1. Were there scope changes throughout the process? This i

There are too many factors to account for before blaming someone for laying 32x the original budget. 1. Were there scope changes throughout the process? This is quite common and costs firms and govs a lot of money yearly. 2. Did the Gov know everything they need at beginning? 3. Are there other services or businesses with the amount of experience this one has? 4. Are there continuous services that will cost you monthly/yearly? Did you decide to increase the number of users in that platform? 5. Were there unexpected support or training needed? 6. Would it be political suicide to put the whole price at the beginning? All these things add up and you can only hope that your gov and big companies take into account before entering this endeavor