IL Carpenters (CNEIDC) wage & fringe bonds.
4% of the bond amount.

A carpentry contractor signatory to the Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters collective bargaining agreement can be required to post a wage and fringe benefit bond securing the wages and trust fund contributions the agreement obligates the contractor to pay. Premiums cost 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, after a quick soft credit check that never affects your score.

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Required of a signatory carpentry contractor under the District Council collective bargaining agreement — a private union requirement, not a state law

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Secures wages and benefit fund contributions — health & welfare, pension, apprenticeship, and related funds

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4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your exact price appears at the application

4% rate$100 minimumSoft pull onlynever a hard inquiryFastinstant underwriting for most

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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

No long underwriting queue for a standard wage & fringe bond — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the District Council. Here is the whole thing:

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Apply online

Your company details, the bond amount the District Council or fund office required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.

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Most wage & fringe bonds this size clear quickly; the soft pull never affects your score. Larger amounts may get a brief underwriter review.

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File with the District Council

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the benefit fund office so your CBA obligations are on record.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the wage & fringe benefit bond actually guarantees

The Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters is the district council name under which carpentry contractors in the Chicago area historically signed their collective bargaining agreement; the council's jurisdiction is today carried forward under the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters banner (part of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters). Whichever name appears on your agreement, a signatory contractor agrees to pay covered wages and to remit contributions to the council's health & welfare, pension, apprenticeship, and related trust funds.

The wage and fringe benefit bond is the council's financial backstop for that promise. Unlike insurance, which protects the contractor, this bond protects union carpenters and the trust funds — if a signatory contractor fails to remit wages or fringe contributions the CBA requires, the council or a fund can make a claim against the bond up to its penal amount, and the contractor repays the surety for anything paid out.

This is not a government-mandated bond — no Illinois statute requires it. It is a private condition of doing signatory carpentry work, imposed by the district council and its benefit fund office, who also set the required amount for your company. Confirm the figure your agreement calls for; we price whatever amount you enter.

District Council collective bargaining agreement — not an Illinois statuteThis bond is required by the Chicago and Northeast Illinois District Council of Carpenters (whose jurisdiction the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters carries forward) as a condition of the collective bargaining agreement a contractor signs to perform signatory carpentry work in the Chicago area — it is a private union/trust-fund requirement, not a state or municipal law. The bond amount is set by the District Council or its benefit fund office based on the contractor's anticipated payroll exposure under the agreement. Confirm your required amount with the District Council or the fund office before applying.

You need this bond if you are

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A carpentry contractor signing the District Council CBA for the first time as a new signatory employer

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Renewing your signatory status with an expiring or non-renewing bond on file

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A general contractor whose District Council subcontract requires proof of a current bond

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Reinstating after a lapse the council flagged in your fund contributions

One application, then a quick review.

These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. The pull never affects your score, and your price — from a $100 minimum — is set at application.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Chicago & NE IL Carpenters wage & fringe bond?Premiums cost 4% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The bond amount itself is set by the District Council or its benefit fund office, not by state law — enter the figure your agreement calls for and your exact price appears at the application.

What amount should I enter?The amount the District Council or its benefit fund office specified for your company — there is no single statewide figure for wage & fringe bonds, and the required amount can vary with your anticipated payroll under the CBA. If you are unsure, ask the council or the fund office before applying.

What does the bond actually guarantee?It guarantees that a signatory contractor pays the wages and fringe fund contributions — health & welfare, pension, apprenticeship, and related funds — that the collective bargaining agreement requires. It protects union carpenters and the trust funds, not the contractor; if a valid claim is paid, the contractor repays the surety.

Is there a credit check?The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft credit pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score. No hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.

Is this the same as the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters bond?They cover the same lineage of trust funds under different names on file with the surety — the District Council name is the historical signatory entity, and the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters carries the jurisdiction forward today. Check which name your own agreement or renewal notice uses, and pick the matching page; we write both.

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4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, soft pull only. Enter your required amount and file with the District Council the same day.

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