Commercial & Costs

Contingency Allowance Calculator

Add a contingency or risk allowance to a base cost.

Contingency Allowance Calculator

Enter your values below and press calculate.

Enter your values above to see the result.

Formula used

Budget cost = base cost + percentage contingency + fixed risk allowance.

Example

£80,000 base cost with 10% contingency and £2,500 fixed risk allowance gives £90,500.

Important note

Contingency should be based on real project risks where possible, not just a blanket percentage.

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