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Expectation vs Reality

Costing vs proposed allocation

How to read this comparison. A POW is a project estimate, not actual expenditure. Allocation and POW estimates may cover different scope, phases, or cost bases. Differences are review leads, not proof of overrun or savings.

Matched project totals

Aggregate comparison includes only unique HGAB project rows with one exact-title-matched POW file and a readable project-wide printed category summary.

How this comparison is calculated

    Project-level differences

    Sorted by largest absolute gap between the HGAB allocation and the POW printed category estimate. Multiple distinct POW files for one project are shown as review cases and excluded from totals.

    HGAB project / officeHGAB allocationPOW category estimateDifference · estimate − allocationDifference %POW file / basis