> When the MacArthur Maze fell down because of a tank truck fire, the contract paid out $200k per day ahead of schedule the fix was delivered. The winning company bid way under everyone else and just produced quality to inspectors' desire way ahead of schedule to win most of it on early completion bonuses:

That’s one of the best examples of “your margin is my opportunity”. Estimated cost was $3M, winning bid was $850K, and the early completion bonus was $5M.