How, specifically, does ICA reduce costs for government?
One of the ways we save states money is by bundling a myriad of services into a single, long-term, performance-based contract. That means we handle everything from mowing to lights to striping to litter pickup to repairing potholes. And we do them all under one long-term contract (three to five years) instead of each of those services being carried out under separate and multiple contracts. That allows us to set clear criteria, standards and schedules to ensure everything is being properly maintained but with the greatest efficiency and effectiveness possible. Because our contracts are longer-term, it also allows us better contract terms with our subcontractors that are providing some of the services. And since our contracts are performance-based, there is clear accountability in place, and we have an incentive to look at the bigger picture and attend to the kinds of details that can add up to large economies of scale. Why haven’t more states, Tennessee included, adopted public-private
