I sent the bid flawed on purpose
An analysis read my flawed takeoff to another bidder as a lapse. It was a deliberate test.
One analysis flagged me for sending a takeoff with known issues to another bidder. It read that as a lapse in my own verification rule. The flaws were deliberate.
Construction habits explain why. The other side typically reuses your numbers with small changes. When your errors reappear in their bid, they never did the work themselves.
The machine had the fact right and the meaning wrong, and my correction became the standing rule my agents follow. Without context, a record produces confident nonsense. My account is the one that counts. I test people the way I test numbers.
Story details
| Type | Insider truth |
|---|---|
| Year | 2026 |
| Firm telling | on the Common Ground wiki |