I was involved in a lot of state landfill construction (my Civil Engineering days). That Bond was a big deal for a lot of companies. The owners (county and vi

I was involved in a lot of state landfill construction (my Civil Engineering days). That Bond was a big deal for a lot of companies. The owners (county and village) were good and wouldn't release payment for work that didn't meet the spec. The prospect of payment or lack thereof is a great motivator. Contractors knew the rules up front and it made our lives as inspectors for the owners much easier. Not that they didn't test you continually to see what they could get away with. These things start at the top. Oragne County landfill Expansion (a landfill they built and then had to stop and restore wetlands) was before my time but companies lost a lot of money on it and it was a good cautionary tale. Google seems to have very little knowledge about it.