IN painters DC 91 wage & fringe bonds.
$1,000 flat.
Any painting contractor signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with District Council 91 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (Indianapolis) must post a $25,000 wage and fringe-benefits bond guaranteeing contributions to the council's trust funds. Ours is $1,000 flat — the price you see is the checkout price.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Union wage and fringe-benefit bonds are about the simplest thing in surety once the amount is fixed. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, and only a soft pull if one ever runs.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds at a fixed amount like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with DC 91
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with District Council 91 or its trust fund office. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
District Council 91 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) covers the entire state of Indiana, plus parts of western Kentucky, southeastern Illinois, and middle Tennessee, out of its Indianapolis headquarters. A contractor who signs the council's collective bargaining agreement to hire union painters agrees to make regular contributions to the council's jointly administered trust funds — health and welfare, pension, apprenticeship and training, vacation, and dues check-off.
The wage and fringe-benefits bond backs that promise. It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal) as the signatory contractor, the surety carrier, and District Council 91 and its trust funds as the obligee. If a signatory contractor falls behind on contributions or wages owed under the agreement, the trust funds or affected members can make a claim against the bond up to its $25,000 limit.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your signatory status with the council, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out to keep your $25,000 filing continuous.
You need this bond if you're
One application, fast issuance.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application only runs a soft pull if a check is ever needed.
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Finish your DC 91 signatory filing today.
$1,000 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.