
The Americas safe harbour squeeze – why the July 2026 deadline is rewriting procurement strategy
The Americas renewable energy market is not short of capital. It is short of time.

The Americas renewable energy market is not short of capital. It is short of time.

While other regions race to meet deadlines, EMEA has built the world's most mature renewable energy procurement environment – proving that rigor and efficiency can coexist.

Strong competition for contracts to construct social infrastructure, such as hospitals, schools, public transport facilities and community and recreation centers, is generally considered a positive. It enables authorities to negotiate harder, incentivises bidders to optimise their processes and practices and, ultimately, allows better value to be obtained for the finite taxpayer funds allocated to supporting community needs.

Probity assurance is the evidence-based process that proves a government tender was run fairly and defensibly.

The impact of RFP response mistakes goes far beyond delayed timelines. In large-scale, high-stakes infrastructure procurement, a flawed RFP response can trigger disputes, derail transactions, waste valuable resources, and expose organisations to serious risk, while eroding confidence and trust. Ansarada brings order to complex procurement and helps confront risk head-on, ensuring RFP response mistakes are a thing of the past.

Digitisation, automation and data analytics continue to transform traditional industries and occupations at bewildering speed.

Empowering and engaging all stakeholders in communication from the early stages of the project can help to prevent disputes and facilitate effective project management and monitoring. By setting a high standard from the very beginning, owners can reduce risk for all parties.

2025 was a year of bold predictions, powerful stories, and insights that shaped both the dealmaking and infrastructure procurement markets.

C2 Consulting Principal & Managing Director, Craig Covil shares insight on risk allocation, procurement challenges, and digital transformation.

Government officials, advisors and industry leaders align on procurement reform as the country enters a pivotal investment period after years of project pause.

Improving transparency and increasing the ease of communication in procurement strengthens collaboration between parties.

Government bodies have much to gain from adopting automated procurement software that supports project integrity and efficiency, according to David

In 2025, the case for incorporating tools and technologies into social infrastructure procurement process has been well and truly made out.

In the US and around the world, governments need to embrace processes and practices that encourage innovation and fair competition, says Iain.

Large projects are increasingly relying on digital tools to extract the biggest possible reward from any investment outlay.