Milestone and variation invoices
Recovery grounded in project agreements, milestone schedules and variation documentation.
Engineering & consulting
Debt recovery for engineering & consulting firms
Project-based billing, milestone invoices and consulting retainers are slow to dispute and slow to pay. Merion recovers engineering and consulting fees professionally — before the project memory fades.
Engineering and consulting firms carry significant credit exposure on every project. Milestone invoices are issued and then sit unpaid while the client finds reasons to defer. Retainer fees accumulate arrears over months before anyone acts. And when a project ends, the client's motivation to finalise outstanding invoices drops to near zero.
Merion recovers commercial fees for engineering consultancies, project-based consultants, technical advisers and specialist firms. We understand the milestone billing structures, variation claims and professional engagement terms common in the sector, and we recover fees on the basis of the contract — not just the invoice.
How we help
Recovery tailored to how you get paid
Act while the project is fresh
The further a project recedes in memory, the harder the fee is to recover — refer early.
Retainer arrears
Efficient recovery of accumulated monthly retainer arrears across a client relationship.
Expertise delivered should be expertise paid for
Don't let project completion become the point where unpaid fees are forgotten.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Can you recover milestone invoices the client is delaying?
Yes — we review the project agreement and milestone schedule, establish the factual basis for the fee and recover professionally from that position.
What about consulting retainer arrears?
We recover accumulated retainer balances efficiently, with a process suited to the ongoing nature of a consulting relationship.
How are fees structured?
Commission only on what we recover, with no upfront cost and a free appraisal before we start.
Get started
Consulting or project fees outstanding?
Refer them — assessment is free and obligation-free.