Punchlist Reinspection Signoff Missing Before Retention Release Email Template

Use this page when retention release is delayed because the buyer says punchlist reinspection, defect reinspection, or final snag revisit signoff still has not been completed. This is different from the original snagging list itself. The commercial problem is that the items may already have been corrected, but the payer is withholding retained funds until someone formally reinspects and signs off the completed punchlist work. Your email should ask whether reinspection signoff is the only remaining blocker, whether all listed items have already been corrected, who is assigned to perform the final reinspection, and whether retention will be released once that specific signoff is recorded. The outcome you want is to force the buyer to confirm that the issue is now only a reinspection scheduling problem rather than an unresolved defect argument. It is commercially strong because suppliers often finish corrective work yet still wait for cash because the buyer never closes the loop with the formal revisit and release record.