"The delivery of concrete is at the core of the construction process," said James B. Jacobs, a labor expert at the New York University School of Law.
"It's 'yes' only if it's the best possible corridor, if it is environmentally sound, and due diligence must be applied at each step of the construction process.
The hold-ups have been caused by exceptionally wet or cold weather at various stages of the construction process, the council said.
Still, Butler, the agency's director, said Energy Transfer Partners "received no preferential treatment" during the application process, despite what seemed like an amicable relationship at the start of the construction process.
For example, Mr. López Carbajo said his agency had shifted its focus onto land transactions to identify possible fraud at an earlier stage in the construction process.
The impacts of urbanization on catchment hydrology are widely studied by comparing how different urban catchments respond to storm events, but rarely by realizing long-term observations of hydrological changes during the construction process at urbanizing small catchments.
Financial compensation may take many forms including the initial option payment, bonus payments at signing, installment payments during the construction process, and royalty and electrical production payments.
Pei involved himself in the construction process at Kips Bay, even inspecting the bags of concrete to check for consistency of color.
At least 1,100 of them came under scrutiny during the construction process for safety problems that have never been resolved.
