At the majority of project sites, for example, procurement of items costing less than $25,000 required between one and five signatures; each approval beyond the first one added to the time required for the procurement and created inefficiency, revenue loss, and a potential danger to the staff and public when safety corrections were delayed.
Accumulating approvals added to the time involved in running through the logistics of the process.
There were no negative consequences due to the delays of the general procurement.