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Originally Posted by Gaudfather
The report the bid committee just submitted put the total cost at $4.6 billion. This cost is about $3.2 billion less than Vancouver was in 2010. It seems to me that some cost components have been underestimated. For example facility costs are budgeted at only $450 million and accommodation costs at $460 million - even though the number of athletes will be more than double what Calgary saw in 1988.
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Just a question Gaudfather, are you in the industry? Are you part of the design, planning and costing? I don't think you are. I have worked on a couple of the proposed projects and I don't know why you make unsubstantiated claims like this.
The sports facility costs have not been underestimated. Each required venue, renovated or new, has been meticulously researched and preliminary schemes have been presented as to what would be required. They are in the hands of the bid committee. Cost savings are very much on the minds of the committee and these aren't loosey-goosey numbers that were just tossed around.