his cronies win, he gets his 10% so he wins... that makes it a
"win-win" situation
as for the people footing the bill, they lose because changing
the pipes without changing the valves do not affect the flow
rate... and the motorists which will have to put up with the delays
while it's being constructed and then facing the same shit after
the accursed new bridge is built, they lose too..
so for others, it's actually a lose-lose situation..