Warranty Bond Not Submitted Before Final Payment Email Template

Use this page when final payment is delayed because the buyer says it still requires a warranty bond, maintenance bond, or post-completion guarantee before releasing the final balance. This is different from returning an advance payment guarantee. The specific issue is that the payer is holding payment until the post-completion security document is issued in the correct form. Your email should ask whether the warranty bond is the only remaining blocker, what bond wording or amount is required, whether the final payment is otherwise approved, and whether release will happen immediately once the bond is accepted. The outcome you want is to turn a vague bond-related hold into a concrete document requirement with a direct payment path. It is commercially strong because suppliers often find that the work is accepted and the money is approved, but payment still does not move because no one has aligned the final release with the required warranty security document.