Shelter Project Budget Reserve Calculator

Enter the base budget and your own risk allowances

Base project budgetUse the current estimate, expected value or internal planning amount in one selected currency.Price and commercial-term changes, % of base budgetA user-defined allowance for possible changes in material, equipment or commercial terms before procurement.Logistics and site conditions, % of base budgetDelivery, crane access, difficult approaches, site preparation and other conditions that may become clearer after survey.Technical clarification, % of base budgetAdditional solutions that may appear after design, expert review, surveys or clarification of engineering connections.Schedule and procurement risks, % of base budgetOrganisational delay, repeated procurement or other timing factors that may affect the project budget.Other project reserve, % of base budgetA separate risk category your team wants to include in internal project planning.

ShelterMetric does not insert a universal contingency percentage. Your team should define each allowance using the project stage, known risks, contracts, procurement conditions and funding rules.

Keep base cost and risk allowance separate

A reserve is useful when it communicates uncertainty rather than hiding it inside a single budget number. The shared Project Passport therefore keeps the base budget in the budget field while storing the reserve scenario separately in the project notes.

Enter the base budget and your own risk allowances

Keep base cost and risk allowance separate

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