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Milestone escrow and surety for MW-scale equipment
Milestone escrow and surety instruments sized for MW-scale equipment orders, where neither side wants to be first to release money or goods.
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Project Escrow & Bonding
Funds released against shipping, mechanical and substantial-completion milestones, with surety where the deal needs it.
Designed for your business
Developers managing payment risk · EPCs protecting deposits · Owners and lenders in diligence
Keep deposits off a supplier's balance sheet
Give lenders a payment structure they can underwrite
Milestone escrow and surety for large orders
Escrow sized for MW-scale exposure
Milestone escrow structures around the delivery and inspection stages of an order large enough that neither buyer nor seller wants to be first to release capital or ship equipment without protection.
Surety bonding where a project needs it
Performance and payment bonds address the risk categories escrow alone doesn't cover, particularly around a supplier's ability to perform across a multi-phase delivery schedule.
Structured around the project's own milestones
Release conditions get set against a specific project's actual delivery and construction schedule, not a generic percentage-based structure.
Real protection on MW-scale orders
Commit to MW-scale orders with real protection
Escrow and bonding address the exposure a straight invoice-and-ship transaction leaves open at this scale.
Structure payment around real project milestones
Release conditions match the project's actual schedule instead of an arbitrary payment split.
How it works
- 01
Set the milestones
Define shipping, mechanical-completion and substantial-completion triggers for each release.
- 02
Fund the escrow
Place equipment payments into escrow instead of wiring deposits directly to suppliers.
- 03
Release on proof
Each milestone unlocks its tranche once delivery or completion is verified.
- 04
Bond where needed
Add surety on the milestones that warrant it so both sides are covered.
FAQs
Why does MW-scale procurement need escrow beyond standard payment terms?
At MW scale the dollar exposure is large enough that neither side wants to be first to release money or goods, and standard net terms or deposits leave one party carrying that risk alone. Escrow holds funds with a neutral third party and releases them against agreed milestones, so payment and delivery stay balanced through the order. This lets both buyer and supplier commit to a large order with real protection.
What milestones typically trigger an escrow release on an EPC order?
Releases are structured around the project's own milestones, commonly points like production completion, pre-shipment inspection, shipment or bill of lading, and confirmed delivery or acceptance on site. Each stage releases a defined portion of funds so money tracks the goods as they move. The exact milestone schedule is negotiated to fit the specific order.
Do surety bonds serve a different purpose than escrow on a large order?
Yes. Escrow holds actual funds and releases them against milestones, directly balancing payment and delivery, while a surety bond is a third-party guarantee that a party will perform, paying out only if they default. Escrow secures the money in the transaction; a bond backstops performance or obligations around it. On a large order the two can complement each other depending on where the risk sits.
When are funds released from escrow?
Against defined milestones, typically shipping, mechanical completion and substantial completion. Each tranche unlocks only once that milestone is verified, so payment follows delivery instead of being wired up front.
Can you add surety bonding on top of escrow?
Yes. Performance and payment bonding is available for the milestones that warrant it, so a deal that needs both an escrow structure and surety to satisfy lenders can have both.
