Gene Schiller points to the possibility that due to General Services Administration (GSA) pricing, where the GSA works with industry to secure discounts for government procurement,70 the public sector may be able to buy raw steel for a much lower price than the private sector which, however may be able to handle the building of the project at a cheaper cost.
The PCC is unique in that it aids the decision making process by helping the public organization identify its own strengths and weaknesses. The strength of the PCC is that it reveals what the public sector already has and what is needed. With this information decision-makers can identify specific areas where collaboration might be most effective.
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70 GSA. (2011). The Procurement Process At The U.S. General Services Administration. Retrieved from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/101951.