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Old 11-12-2018, 08:27 PM   #603
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Originally Posted by getbak View Post
The Vancouver games had a 13% cost overrun. As far as I can tell, their budget didn't include any contingencies for cost overruns.

The Calgary 2026 bid plan includes 25% of contingencies. If the Vancouver budget had included similar contingencies, it would have come in 9.5% under budget.
Yup...and should it go forward (which i do believe will happen) I hope they are bang on with their predictions, though I question some of them.


And there is just this flat out fact....

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We find the following averages and medians for cost overrun in real terms:
 All Games: average cost overrun is 156 percent (median 90 percent).
 Summer Games: average cost overrun is 176 percent (median 83 percent).
 Winter Games: average cost overrun is 142 percent (median 118 percent).
https://eureka.sbs.ox.ac.uk/6195/1/2016-20.pdf
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