Making Projects Stack Up: Cost, Viability & Commercial Risk in 2026

With cost pressures, programme risk and tighter margins, not every project is making it to site. In this session, here a contractors perspective on how schemes are being assessed, priced and delivered in 2026.

Drawing on live project experience, the session explores what is driving viability challenges, how commercial risk is being managed across procurement and delivery, and what is influencing go/no-go decisions. From cost certainty and programme pressures to supply chain risk and productivity, it highlights what is making projects stack up, and why some are stalling.

Designed for developers, contractors and supply chain partners, this session provides practical insight into how projects are being brought forward in today’s market.