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By: Anirban Basu Sage Policy Group, Inc.

March 25th, 2015

The Pit and the Pendulum

On Behalf of

U.S. Department of Energy

Acquisition and Project Management Workshop

Dawn of the Dead

Real GDP Growth, 20 Fastest and Slowest Growing Countries Projected 2014, Annual Percent Change (for available nations)

Rank Country Region % Rank Country Region %

1 Turkmenistan Central Asia 10.1 169 Netherlands Europe 0.6

2 Chad Africa 9.6 170 France Europe 0.4

3 Mongolia Asia 9.1 171 Brazil South America 0.3

4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa 8.6 172 Russia Eastern Europe 0.2

5 Côte d'Ivoire Africa 8.5 173 Solomon Islands Pacific Islands 0.1

6 Myanmar Southeast Asia 8.5 174 San Marino Europe 0.0

7 Mozambique Africa 8.3 175 Italy Europe -0.2

8 Ethiopia Africa 8.2 176 Finland Northern Europe -0.2

9 Sierra Leone Africa 8.0 177 Serbia Eastern Europe -0.5

10 China Asia 7.4 178 Barbados Caribbean -0.6

11 Lao P.D.R. Southeast Asia 7.4 179 Croatia Eastern Europe -0.8

12 The Gambia Africa 7.4 180 St. Lucia Caribbean -1.1

13 Tanzania Africa 7.2 181 Argentina South America -1.7

14 Cambodia Southeast Asia 7.2 182 Equatorial Guinea Africa -2.5

15 Uzbekistan Central Asia 7.0 183 Iraq Middle East -2.7

16 Sri Lanka Southeast Asia 7.0 184 Venezuela South America -3.0

17 Nigeria Africa 7.0 185 Cyprus Europe -3.2

18 Mauritania Africa 6.8 186 Ukraine Eastern Europe -6.5

19 Burkina Faso Africa 6.7 187 South Sudan Africa -12.3

20 Panama Central America 6.6 188 Libya Middle East -19.8

Source: International Monetary Fund, October 2014 WEO Database

Estimated Growth in Output by Select Global Areas 2015 Projected*

3.2% 0.3%

1.3% 3.3%

6.3% 6.8%

6.4% -3.0%

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India***China

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Central/eastern EuropeSub-Saharan Africa

Emerging/developing countries**United States

CanadaUnited Kingdom

JapanSpain

ItalyGermany

FranceEuro area

Advanced economies

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Source: International Monetary Fund, January 2015 WEO Update

*Real effective exchange rates are assumed to remain constant at the levels prevailing during December 8, 2014–January 5, 2015.

**The quarterly estimates and projections account for approximately 80 percent of the emerging market and developing economies.

***For India, data and forecasts are presented on a fiscal year basis and output growth is based on GDP at market prices.

Corresponding growth rates for GDP at factor cost are 5.6 and 6.3 percent for 2014/15 and 2015/16, respectively.

Jobs 0.3%

Incomes 4.7%

Profits 61.0%

Housing -6.8%

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Net Change in U.S. Jobs, BLS January 2002 through February 2015

National Nonfarm Employment by Industry Sector February 2014 v. February 2015

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National Construction Employment Monthly Net Change February 2000 through February 2015


Industry Sector 15-Feb 15-Jan 14-Feb 1-net 12-net 12-%

Construction 6,353.0 6,324.0 6,032.0 29.0 321.0 5.3

Residential Building 687.9 688.4 642.6 -0.5 45.3 7.0

Nonresidential Building 722.4 716.7 690.8 5.7 31.6 4.6

Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction 935.4 939.1 899.7 -3.7 35.7 4.0

Specialty Trade Contractors 4,007.1 3,979.9 3,798.5 27.2 208.6 5.5

State-by-state Growth in Construction Jobs January 2014 v. January 2015


*Construction, Mining, and Logging are included in one industry.

STATE Year-over-

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TEXAS 49.6 KENTUCKY 4.6 MISSOURI 0.8

CALIFORNIA 37.8 IDAHO 4.4 NEW MEXICO 0.8

FLORIDA 31.8 NORTH DAKOTA 4.3 HAWAII* 0.8

WASHINGTON 17.3 MARYLAND* 4.0 MONTANA 0.7

NEW YORK 16.4 LOUISIANA 3.9 RHODE ISLAND 0.6

COLORADO 13.5 VIRGINIA 3.9 VERMONT 0.6

MICHIGAN 13.2 ARKANSAS 3.2 KANSAS 0.5

NEW JERSEY 12.3 ARIZONA 2.8 SOUTH DAKOTA* 0.5

NORTH CAROLINA 11.3 OREGON 2.8 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA* 0.3

ILLINOIS 11.1 OHIO 2.7 WYOMING 0.2

WISCONSIN 9.3 GEORGIA 2.6 DELAWARE* -0.1

UTAH 7.4 CONNECTICUT 2.3 NEBRASKA* -0.2

IOWA 6.5 SOUTH CAROLINA 1.7 MAINE -0.5

PENNSYLVANIA 5.7 OKLAHOMA 1.6 MINNESOTA -0.7

TENNESSEE* 5.7 ALABAMA 1.3 WEST VIRGINIA -0.7

NEVADA 5.4 NEW HAMPSHIRE 1.2 INDIANA -1.9

MASSACHUSETTS 4.7 ALASKA 1.0 MISSISSIPPI -6.6

U.S. Year-over-year Percent Change: 2.3%

Employment Growth, U.S. States (SA) January 2014 v. January 2015 Percent Change

RANK STATE % RANK STATE % RANK STATE %

1 NORTH DAKOTA 4.3 18 INDIANA 2.2 35 KANSAS 1.3

2 UTAH 4.0 18 KENTUCKY 2.2 35 LOUISIANA 1.3

3 FLORIDA 3.6 20 MASSACHUSETTS 2.0 35 VERMONT 1.3

3 NEVADA 3.6 21 ALABAMA 1.8 38 ALASKA 1.2

5 TEXAS 3.5 21 NEW YORK 1.8 38 NEBRASKA 1.2

6 OREGON 3.3 21 OHIO 1.8 38 NEW JERSEY 1.2

6 WASHINGTON 3.3 24 DELAWARE 1.6 41 ILLINOIS 1.1

8 CALIFORNIA 3.2 24 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1.6 41 PENNSYLVANIA 1.1

8 GEORGIA 3.2 24 IOWA 1.6 43 MINNESOTA 1.0

10 IDAHO 3.1 24 MISSOURI 1.6 44 MISSISSIPPI 0.8

11 COLORADO 2.9 24 NEW MEXICO 1.6 44 MONTANA 0.8

12 ARIZONA 2.7 24 WYOMING 1.6 46 HAWAII 0.7

12 SOUTH CAROLINA 2.7 30 CONNECTICUT 1.5 46 NEW HAMPSHIRE 0.7

14 NORTH CAROLINA 2.6 30 MARYLAND 1.5 46 SOUTH DAKOTA 0.7

14 TENNESSEE 2.6 30 OKLAHOMA 1.5 46 VIRGINIA 0.7

16 MICHIGAN 2.4 30 WISCONSIN 1.5 50 WEST VIRGINIA 0.4

17 ARKANSAS 2.3 34 RHODE ISLAND 1.4 51 MAINE -0.1


U.S. Unemployment Rate January 2015: 5.7% February 2015: 5.5%

Unemployment Rates, U.S. States (SA) January 2015 RANK STATE % RANK STATE % RANK STATE %

1 NORTH DAKOTA 2.8 18 DELAWARE 5.0 35 ILLINOIS 6.1

2 NEBRASKA 2.9 18 WISCONSIN 5.0 36 ALASKA 6.3

3 SOUTH DAKOTA 3.4 20 MASSACHUSETTS 5.1 36 CONNECTICUT 6.3

3 UTAH 3.4 20 OHIO 5.1 36 MICHIGAN 6.3

5 MINNESOTA 3.7 20 PENNSYLVANIA 5.1 36 NEW JERSEY 6.3

6 OKLAHOMA 3.9 23 MAINE 5.2 36 OREGON 6.3

7 NEW HAMPSHIRE 4.0 24 NORTH CAROLINA 5.4 41 GEORGIA 6.4

7 WYOMING 4.0 25 KENTUCKY 5.5 41 WASHINGTON 6.4

9 HAWAII 4.1 25 MARYLAND 5.5 43 RHODE ISLAND 6.5

9 IDAHO 4.1 25 MISSOURI 5.5 44 ARIZONA 6.6

9 VERMONT 4.1 28 ARKANSAS 5.6 44 SOUTH CAROLINA 6.6

12 COLORADO 4.2 29 FLORIDA 5.7 46 TENNESSEE 6.7

12 IOWA 4.2 30 NEW YORK 5.8 47 CALIFORNIA 6.9

12 KANSAS 4.2 31 NEW MEXICO 5.9 48 LOUISIANA 7.0

15 MONTANA 4.4 31 WEST VIRGINIA 5.9 49 MISSISSIPPI 7.1

15 TEXAS 4.4 33 ALABAMA 6.0 49 NEVADA 7.1

17 VIRGINIA 4.7 33 INDIANA 6.0 51 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7.7 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Unemployment Rates, 20 Largest Metros (NSA) January 2015

Rank MSA UR Rank MSA UR

1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 10

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8

2 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 12

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0

3 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 12

St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 6.0

4 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 14

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2

5 Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.9 14

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2

5 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 16

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5

7 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 17

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9

7 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 18

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3

9 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 19

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4

10 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 19

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4


Nightmare on Elm Street

15-Year & 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates February 1995 through March 2015*

Source: Freddie Mac

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U.S. New Home Sales January 1999 through February 2015

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Source: The American Institute of Architects

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Nonresidential Construction Put-in-Place December 2006 through January 15

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Dec. 08: $697.4 billion Jan. 15: $614.1 billion

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National Nonresidential Construction Spending by Subsector January 2014 v. January 2015

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Inputs to Construction PPI January 2001 – January 2015

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Construction Materials PPI 12-month % Change as of January 2015


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Crude petroleum

Crude energy materials

Natural gas

Iron and steel

Nonferrous wire and cable

Steel mill products

Softwood lumber

Fabricated structural Metal Products

Plumbing fixtures and Fittings

Prepared asphalt and tar roofing & siding products

Concrete products

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1.2%

3.9%

4.2%

4.8%

Source: ENR, “Owners Take Rap for Big Project Fails” 02/26/2015 By Scott Blair

Megaprojects: High Risk of Failure

• IPA considered a project a failure if it met at least one of four criteria: • Its costs grew by 25 percent or more relative to expectation; • The schedule slipped by at least 25 percent (one year, on average, for

mega-projects); • The project overspent compared to the industry average; or • There were severe and continuing operational problems lasting more

than two years after startup. • An ongoing, multiyear study conducted by Independent Project Analysis

(IPA) Inc., with the participation of nearly 100 of the largest owners of global industrial project found a strong correlation between failure rate and size. • Around 37% of projects under $750 million fail. But megaprojects over

$750 million tend to fail nearly two-thirds of the time (the study examined more than 3,700 projects).

• According to IPA’s study, the engineering error rate has doubled since 2006. Merrow describes some of them as "Chemical Engineering 101-type errors.”

Problems with Megaprojects

• Causes of Megaproject Inefficiency (1) • Inadequate planning and analysis prior to

construction • Incomplete detail design engineering prior to

construction • Lack of unified construction partnerships between

owners and contractors • Ineffective project controls, which impact decision

making and risk management throughout the project lifecycle.

Source: 1. Aconex.com “Managing Construction Megaprojects” May 2014;

2. PWC “Correcting the course of capital projects. Plan ahead to avoid time and cost overruns down the road” April 2013

Megaprojects & Cost Overruns

Source: PWC “Correcting the course of capital projects. Plan ahead to avoid time and cost overruns down the road” April 2013

The cost of projects gone awry • “A PwC analysis of six nuclear

plants found an average cost overrun of 157%.

• Of 47 mega-projects analyzed by PwC, the average cost overrun was 88%.

• For a refinery project budgeted at $4 billion, the final forecast was $12 billion.

• Incorrect contracting to build ships and infrastructure led to a $2 million tax loss.

• In litigation, a project owner sought €2.4 billion in damages for a three-year delay on a turnkey, €3 billion power project.”

Analysis of industry research conducted by PwC found that mega-projects often exceed their budgets by 50% or more.

Psycho

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Gasoline Stations

General Merchandise Stores

Electronics & Appliance Stores

Clothing & Clothing Accessories Stores

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores

Food & Beverage Stores

Building Material & Garden Supplies Dealers

Health & Personal Care Stores

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers

Furniture & Home Furn. Stores

Food Services & Drinking Places

Internet, etc. Retailers

12-month % change

Sales Growth by Type of Business February 2014 v. February 2015*


*February 2015 advanced estimate

Conference Board Leading Economic Indicators Index August 2007 through February 2015

Source: Conference Board

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February 2015 = 121.4 where 2010 = 100

Tell-Tale Heart

• Economy gained momentum over the course of last year;

• Tailwinds included booming stock market, lower gasoline prices, stabilizing global economy, and consumer expenditures on interest rate sensitive durable goods like autos;

• The current year is associated with greater certainty regarding monetary policy – that helps;

• The world is not perfect - black swan threats remain: (1) Iran (2) Israel/Iran (3) Europe (4) contagion (5) cyber (6) EMP;

• Market is nervous, but perhaps for the wrong reasons (there is at least one reason for anxiousness among equity investors); and

• More people benefit from lower oil prices than are hurt – more contractors and developers are helped than hurt – frankly, low oil prices just don’t make me that nervous.

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