Why would a newly incorporated municipality want to hire a company to perform work normally done by public-sector employees?
Over the past decade there has been a growing trend towards implementing public-private partnerships as a way to secure services and infrastructure at a lower cost. Municipalities are increasingly under intense pressure to deliver services for the lowest possible cost. As a private company, CH2M HILL can draw upon resources that are not available or not as accessible to the public sector. Also, with no existing employees or established bureaucracy, a newly incorporated municipality has the advantage of starting with a “clean sheet of paper” in determining its preferred service delivery and staffing model.
