Well, as the old saying goes, “Good enough for government work.” The way to see government is you take free enterprise, and you take away reason and accountability. In that sense, government is like a baby - little reason and no accountability whatsoever. So who in their right mind would put so many lives in the hands of a baby? The extent of accountability here is Moonbeam saying, “Stuff happens”. My answer: “Yeah, especially when government is involved.”
A much as possible this stuff should be in the hands of free enterprise. I’m certain it should not be in the hands of the feds. If it does need to be a state project, the smaller and less corruption and no bribery in the local government means a greater the chance that the open competition of the free market will be involved to deliver a cost-effective, quality product.
To be fair, I have been involved in some very good government construction. I have seen private construction built much to cheaply for the quick buck and seen the facility suffer from it.
One need only to think of shopping center parking lots to understand the difference between cheap and durable. Some are falling apart within a year and some last for decades.