Absolutely, because we are bound by the obligation to perform.
Currently, we are dealing with the National Research Council of Canada, where a building will be renovated. As we have been hired to do the drawings for all the outer walls—which are made of glass—we met with the people from the council. When they presented us with their documents and drawings, we explained to them that their plan had faults and shortcomings. They told us that they had nevertheless spent two years drawing them. A private business would have drawn those plans in six months and there would probably have been fewer flaws. The people at the council have more time; they are not obliged to be profitable when they do a drawing. Therefore, they can take much more time, that is not a problem. They can stretch that out over several years. But for a private business, there is an obligation to be accountable.
For example, if you ask me for a quote to examine your house and I tell you it will cost $1,000, I cannot spend six months with you because I am only charging you $1,000. I must therefore be cost-effective. If I tell you it will be $1,000, I will do the work within a week so that it will not be too costly and so that you will have good performance.
Therefore, because of this obligation to be accountable, it is always more beneficial and cost-effective for government organizations to do business with private businesses.