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Milestone payment schedule

A signable schedule that ties project payments to deliverable gates: milestone table with amounts and target dates, acceptance windows, and invoicing rules. Attach it to a project or services agreement.

  • Made forEmployers · Talent
  • Reading time~2 min
  • What's includedFillable fields, signature blocks, and e-signature delivery through Diiirect.
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This schedule splits the project price into milestone payments, each released when a defined deliverable is accepted. It gives the client checkpoints before money moves and gives the contractor predictable payment gates tied to work actually delivered.

1. Parties and project

This milestone payment schedule (the "Schedule") is between Client company name (the "Client") and Contractor full name (the "Contractor") for the project known as Project name. It attaches to the agreement titled Underlying agreement title and takes effect on Schedule effective date.

2. Milestones

The parties agree to the milestones below. Each amount becomes payable when the corresponding deliverable is accepted under section 3. Rows left blank do not apply.

MilestoneDeliverable and acceptance criteriaAmountTarget date
Kickoff depositDue on signing this Schedule; no deliverable required.Kickoff deposit amountKickoff deposit date
Milestone 1Milestone one deliverableMilestone one amountMilestone one target date
Milestone 2Milestone two deliverableMilestone two amountMilestone two target date
Final milestoneFinal milestone deliverableFinal milestone amountFinal milestone target date
TotalSum of all milestone amounts, in Project currency.Total project amount—

3. Acceptance

  1. When the Contractor submits a milestone deliverable, the Client has Acceptance window (the "Acceptance window") to accept it or reject it in writing.
  2. A rejection must describe specifically how the deliverable fails the acceptance criteria in the table above. General dissatisfaction, or requests beyond those criteria, are handled as changes under section 5.
  3. The Contractor will correct the identified failures and resubmit, and a new Acceptance window starts on resubmission.
  4. If the Client does not accept or reject within the Acceptance window, or puts the deliverable into productive use, the deliverable is considered accepted.

4. Invoicing and payment

  1. The Contractor invoices each milestone amount on acceptance of the corresponding deliverable, and the kickoff deposit on signing.
  2. The Client pays each invoice within Payment period of receiving it, in the project currency stated in the table.
  3. Milestone amounts are cumulative and independent: acceptance and payment of one milestone is not conditional on later milestones.
  4. If the project ends early under the underlying agreement, the Client pays all accepted milestones and a fair proportion of work completed toward the milestone in progress.

5. Changes

  1. Either party may propose changes to deliverables, amounts, or target dates. Changes take effect only through a written change order signed by both parties.
  2. If the Client's delay in providing inputs, approvals, or access pushes a target date, the affected dates shift by the length of the delay.

6. Relationship to the agreement

This Schedule controls over the underlying agreement for milestone structure, acceptance, and payment timing of this project. Everything else — including confidentiality, intellectual property, and termination — remains governed by that agreement.

Signatures

Contractor: ✍ Contractor signature Date: Contractor signature date

For the Client: ✍ Client signature Date: Client signature date

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Not legal advice

This template is provided for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Laws differ by jurisdiction and change over time — have a qualified professional review any document before you rely on it.

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