Where there is a need, private companies can and will attempt to fill it, as they have in the environmental sector. The same would be true of CHM if it were consistently required by these lending institutions. Perhaps the best reason is that private companies can quickly direct their concentrated resources on a project. Private companies have no conflicting obligations to teach or run a museum or manage a governmental agency. The following series of reasons illustrate why a private company can successfully provide the information needed to fulfill World Bank EA responsibilities for cultural resources as discussed above.
Private companies are goal oriented.
In a competitive climate they know that they must deliver what the client needs in a timely fashion. To do this they must set goals and clearly establish steps for achieving those goals. A good private consulting company must know what the client needs and how to meet those needs, for example, knowing the regulations under which the project is being conducted, dealing effectively with the public and government officials in the borrower country, hiring the in-country cultural resource experts necessary, managing the project in a cost effective and timely manner, etc. A private company will hire experienced employees, unless the project is also intended to provide training. CHM projects are normally too complex, too time critical, and too budget-oriented to allow for much experimentation or on the job learning.