We run into this all the time, esp in California. This says nothing about Apple or SJ, and everything to do with the contractors wanting the money, but not wanting to do the work.
Every one of our new construction projects is held to a 32nd. It's not unusual, nor is it exorbitantly more expensive. It is a far more efficient building and saves the owner millions in hvac costs. As for the concealment of fasteners and methods of attachment, these would have been spec'd from the start, and any costs should have been included in everyones bids. It's not as if SJ is walking around the site today springing this on everyone.
This only reinforces just how shoddily contractors expect to build in the US, esp California. In our experience, of all states or nations we do business in, finding capable construction firms in California has been impossible. In 2 decades, we still haven't found one.