Illinois Carpenters (CRCC) wage & fringe bonds.
From $100.
A carpentry contractor signatory to the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters collective bargaining agreement can be required to post a wage and fringe benefit bond securing the wages and benefit fund contributions the agreement obligates the contractor to pay. Premiums cost 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does an Illinois Carpenters wage & fringe bond cost?
4% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for a standard wage & fringe bond — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with CRCC. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond amount CRCC or the fund office required, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most wage & fringe bonds this size clear quickly; the soft pull never affects your score. Larger amounts may get a brief underwriter review.
File with CRCC
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.
What it is and who needs it.
What the wage & fringe benefit bond actually guarantees
The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters (CRCC), part of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, negotiates the collective bargaining agreement that governs signatory carpentry work in the Chicago area. A contractor who signs it agrees to pay covered wages and to remit contributions to CRCC's health & welfare, pension, apprenticeship, and related trust funds on behalf of the carpenters it employs, and to subcontract carpentry work only to other signatory employers.
The wage and fringe benefit bond is CRCC'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, CRCC 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 CRCC 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.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with CRCC. 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.
What sets the price
The premium is 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
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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4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, soft pull only. Enter your required amount and file with CRCC the same day.