The ORB logistics are questionable but it would seem the construction site was deliberately staged to lure Cyclops into stealing her technology and to ensure their execution in retribution for the Tulsa Massacre. Pretty convoluted stuff, but then Veidt is no less so himself in his schemes in general.
As for saving the day I imagine his conversation with the newsstand owner played a significant part in that, what with his ‘achievements’ reduced to a rumour of living in obscurity among animals…because THAT’S NOT ALEXANDER etc