94% of Contractors Say Site Access Delays Stem From Process Issues, New TEAM Survey Finds
Clearance-to-work experiences are increasingly shaping how contractors plan, price and choose where to take jobs. As worksites compete for contractor labor and fight to keep projects on schedule, even small access delays can ripple into bigger staffing and start-date problems. A new TEAM survey points to where that friction lives. The TEAM 2026 Contractor Compliance Bottleneck Survey found 94% of contractors say site access delays are driven by process issues rather than the requirements themselves. Catch more HRTech Insights: HRTech Interview with Bernard Barbour, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Skillsoft The TEAM 2026 Contractor Compliance Bottleneck Survey was conducted in March 2026 via the third-party platform Pollfish among 600 U.S.-based adults working for contractor or subcontractor organizations in oil and gas, construction and healthcare. Respondents qualified by completing operator-required compliance steps to access a jobsite or facil...