Agency SOW Payment Terms, Kill Fee & Scope Creep Redline Auditor
Without a contractual "Stop-Work" right and deemed-acceptance window, clients can stall deliverable feedback for weeks, demand endless "minor tweaks," or cancel a project mid-stream ("Termination for Convenience") and only pay for completed milestones—leaving you holding the bag for your team’s payroll.
Digital Agency Lost Ownership of Its Core Component Library + $82,000 in Unpaid SOW Work
An agency signed a Fortune 1000 client’s procurement MSA where "all code, templates, and frameworks utilized in the Services vest in Client upon creation" and allowed 0-day Termination for Convenience covering only "100% accepted milestones." The client canceled at 85% completion, kept the code, and barred the agency from reusing its own UI library.
RedlineCore™ carves out Pre-Existing Agency IP & reusable frameworks, conditions IP assignment strictly on 100% invoice payment, and mandates payment for all work-in-progress + a 20% wind-down fee.
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“Invoices are due Net-15 from invoice date. Deliverables shall be deemed accepted unless Client provides a written list of material non-conformities within five (5) business days of delivery. If Client terminates an SOW for convenience, Client shall
What to Say to the Insurance Carrier / Third-Party Reviewer
"Because we allocate dedicated engineering/design headcount to your timeline, we require a 5-business-day feedback acceptance window and a 25% resource wind-down fee if an active SOW is canceled for convenience."
Why they drafted it this way: Corporate treasury teams stretch vendor payables to Net-60/90 to boost their own working capital while keeping maximum flexibility to cut budgets mid-quarter.
Mandatory Audit Checklist Points
- 5-business-day "Deemed Acceptance" window on delivered milestones
- Right to suspend work and withhold credentials if invoice is >10 days overdue
- 20%–25% kill fee / wind-down fee on Termination for Convenience
- Explicit Change Order trigger for requests outside SOW specifications or >2 revision rounds
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Deemed Acceptance clause in an SOW?
A Deemed Acceptance clause states that if the client does not report material defects in writing within 5 business days of receiving a deliverable, the milestone is automatically accepted and ready for invoicing.
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