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Originally Posted by New Era
The Flames did properly scope out the project. They estimated how much it would cost to build the "black box" as you put it. The City went and tied in every ancillary cost they could think of and tied it to the scoping of the new building. That is disingenuous.
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No. That is not disingenuous. That is exactly what should be done when scoping out a new asset.
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Originally Posted by New Era
As Bingo has pointed out, all of these ancillary projects are required regardless of the project being developed on that space. Hell, those projects likely have to happen without development of the land, so they shouldn't be lumped in the scope of the project. The city should have these costs enumerated, but to include these in the scope of this project is not kosher.
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Yes. They should. Every single alternative should be scoped out and estimated considering every "externality". Because all those "externalities" will be different for every alternative. They will also have very different time profiles which matters unless you don't believe in time value of money. And I put "externality" in quotations because they aren't externalities. They are scope.