Standby Letters Of Credit & Guarantees

Secure Contract Performance, Payments And Tender Obligations

Without Strangling Cash Flow

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Standby Letters Of Credit, APGs And Bid Bonds


What You Can Secure – Standby Letters Of Credit
What You Can Secure
Standby Letters Of Credit, APGs And Bid Bonds
Performance SLOC: Contract Performance Support
Use performance standby letters of credit to secure your obligations under EPC contracts, O&M contracts, offtake agreements, long term supply contracts, and service frameworks. The bank stands behind your delivery obligations so counterparties can sign larger and longer contracts with you without insisting on cash collateral.
  • Performance support for EPC, construction and infrastructure contracts
  • Guarantees for long term supply, logistics, and services
  • Structured to match milestones, retention and defect liability periods
  • Issued under ISP98 or UCP600, aligned with your contract wording
  • Can sit alongside parent guarantees and surety bonds in a single package
Financial SLOC: Payment, Rental And Credit Support
Use financial standby letters of credit to backstop payment obligations instead of parking cash with your counterparty. Suitable for leases, trade credit lines, margin calls and other financial exposures where your partner wants security but you want to keep working capital free.
  • Support for trade credit and open account terms
  • Security for leases, rentals and long term offtake settlements
  • Credit enhancement for project finance and private credit structures
  • Margin and collateral support in commodity or FX arrangements
  • Tailored draw conditions and expiry terms to reduce abuse risk
Advance Payment Guarantees (APG): Protect Upfront Funding
Advance payment guarantees secure the buyer when they release money to you before goods are delivered or work is performed. You protect your counterpart while funding mobilization, procurement and early works from the advance instead of your own balance sheet.
  • Supports mobilization advances under EPC and supply contracts
  • Reduces the need for buyer escrow or heavy retention
  • Structurable as SBLCs or guarantees depending on jurisdiction
  • Clear reduction and expiry mechanics as milestones are completed
  • Can be combined with performance SLOCs for full contract coverage
Bid Bonds And Tender Guarantees: Qualify For Larger Tenders
Bid bonds and tender guarantees allow you to participate in larger public and private tenders where the buyer demands security at bid stage. You signal seriousness and financial strength without tying up cash, and you keep firepower for bid costs and project development.
  • Bid bonds for public tenders, PPPs and concessions
  • Tender guarantees for private procurement processes
  • Support for international tenders with local or offshore issuers
  • Aligned with tender terms to avoid unfair calls
  • Roll forward into performance or APG instruments on award
Our role is to help you select the right standby structure, source an issuing bank that fits the counterpart and jurisdiction, and shape wording and conditions so the instrument protects your counterparty without creating unnecessary strain on your cash position.

Ana Martínez

MD, Standby Letters Of Credit & Guarantees

Ana Martínez is a letter of credit specialist and has led over USD 4 billion of performance and financial SBLCs, advance payment guarantees and bid bonds for contractors, commodity traders and project sponsors across infrastructure, power and resources, including multi-bank fronting and counter-guarantee structures. A Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS) with CITF, she works with clients, counsel and issuing banks on ISP98, UCP600 and URDG758 wording plus collateral and margin terms from feasibility through to closing.

Who This Service Is For

We work with clients that have real contracts, real projects and a clear pipeline, and who need standby support at meaningful size, typically from USD 5 million upward.



You are a fit if you are:

  • An EPC contractor, subcontractor or specialist engineering firm with signed or near-signed projects
  • A project sponsor or SPV needing performance and financial SLOCs for lenders and offtakers
  • A commodity trader or supplier that wants to offer better terms without over-collateralising
  • A logistics, industrial or services group bidding for large framework agreements or PPPs

If you do not yet have defined contracts, counterparties or a credible track record, this mandate will not be suitable for you.

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