An escalation clause is "whatever the highest offer is I'll pay you more. " It presumes that price is literally the only thing that matters.An escalation clause is essentially a clause that you add to the contract either to your original contract or to a potential counter offer. Documents allow a price adjustment according to an escalation clause. What does this mean? An escalation clause is an addendum to an offer on a property, stating a buyer's willingness to increase their bid if the seller receives a competing offer. For the County's sale of Personal Property or revenue Bids it shall be the intent of the County to award to the highest responsible Bidder. Anoka-Hennepin School District is one of the largest public school districts in Minnesota. ("Petitioner") has sufficient interest in the property to maintain the petitions. Escalation Clause – Not Applicable.