Common use of Payment Triggers Clause in Contracts

Payment Triggers. RB’s obligation to make a payment for services rendered pursuant to each milestone phase is triggered by either the commencement or the completion of a milestone activity, as outlined in Appendix A and further described herein. In order to receive payments for an applicable milestone activity whereby payment is due on “commencement of the activity” MSX shall first provide RB a project plan outlining critical activities and a definitive time period for the commencement of the milestone phase, which plan must be accepted in writing by RB (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If payment is due upon completion, MSX shall first provide RB with written confirmation of completion, which confirmation shall be deemed accepted by RB unless RB delivers to MSX a written deficiency notice within twenty-one (21) business days of RB’s receipt of written confirmation of completion. Any such deficiency notice delivered by RB hereunder shall contain a level of detail sufficient for MSX to assess the deficiency and propose a plan of corrective action to address the deficiency. In the event a deficiency notice is delivered by RB under this Section 4.1, the parties shall endeavor to agree promptly upon a corrective action plan and payment of the milestone payment in question will not be required and the milestone shall not be deemed completed until such time as the deficiency is remedied in accordance with the corrective action plan; provided that the time periods during which RB is responsible for responding under this Section 4.1 (i.e., the period of up to 21 business days during which RB is reviewing MSX’s proposed completion of a milestone) shall not be counted for purposes of MSX’s eligibility for any Milestone Bonus Payment or the assessment of any Milestone Reduction Penalty set forth in Appendix A. As used in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 below (and elsewhere in this Addendum), the completion of a milestone or a project activity is considered to include both the completion of the specified activities by MSX and their acceptance by RB as set forth above.