Advance Payment Guarantees acts as an assurance to secure the advance payment made by the project owner or buyer towards the contractor or seller. It is issued by a bank on behalf of their clients; in favor of their counterparties to secure the payment made. This bond is also called a Payment Bond. When the project owner and the contractor sign the building contract; the contractor may require some sort of advance payments to start the work; also, to speed up the process on the specific project. To provide the required advance payments; the project owner will demand an MT760 Guarantee from their contractor; which assures the commitment to complete the task as agreed in the contract. The value of the bond depends on the advance payment made to the contractor. Once issued, the value of the bond will reduce concurrently; i.e. depends on the work done by the contractor. Further, it keeps on reducing; until the project completes; as agreed in the contract. Also, the BG MT760 is issued as payable on first demand; i.e. if the project owner calls the bond in written format; then the advance payment will be paid in full; without any preconditions.
Advance Bank Guarantee for Trade Deals
As like, Payment Bond for construction, Advance Bank Guarantee is also being used in imports and exports. When the buyer and the seller signs the import contract; to mobilize the supply of goods, the seller may ask for a certain percentage of trade value as advance payments from the buyer. Before issuing the payments; the buyer demands the seller to provide a Bank Guarantee; mainly to secure themselves from any financial risk against any default by the seller. By issuing this MT760, the seller receives the required advance payments; on the other hand, the buyer gets peace of mind that their payments are secure.
Importance of Down Payment Guarantee in Construction
For contractors, a steady cash flow is very vital to speed up the project without any hassle; also, to provide the positive completion of a project. Lack of cash flow or delay in payment will affect the work progress; also, end up with not paying for workers and material vendors. All these will have a drastic impact on the progress of the project. That’s why contractors often demand upfront payment from project owners; before starting the work on the project. Even, Advance Payments help contractors to mobilize their work; on the other hand, project owners don’t have any assurance that whether the contractor will complete the work; as per the agreed contract. That’s the reason why project owners often demand a Bank Guarantee before issuing Payments. Having MT760 in hand assures the project owners that the contractors will fulfill the set of work as agreed without any default. And in case, if they fail to do so, then the project owner can claim the bond against the default of the contractor; also, get a refund of the advance payment made. Overall, the main aim of this payment Bond is to – increase the cash flow for contractors to meet the initial costs of the project; also, to speed up the progress of work.