Engineering

Why the Projects That Get Approved Are the Ones Most Likely to Fail

The bidding process rewards the most unrealistic estimates. Learn how adverse selection dooms megaprojects before ground breaks—and what engineering economics

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The Selection Paradox

The project that wins the bid is almost always the one with the lowest cost estimate and the most optimistic timeline. That's not a coincidence — it's the selection mechanism

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