MD painters wage & fringe benefits bonds.
$2,000 flat.

A contractor signatory to an International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) National Agreement posts a $50,000 bond so the wages and fringe-benefit contributions it owes each period actually reach the union's funds. It is a collective bargaining obligation, not a Maryland licensing requirement. Ours is $2,000 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.

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Required of employers signatory to an IUPAT National Agreement — the multi-state agreements covering trades like industrial and production coatings

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Fixed price, fixed amount — $50,000 bond, $2,000, no quote process

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Multi-year terms available — set it up once for up to 3 years

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

A new signatory agreement usually comes with a start date attached, and the union wants the bond on file. Here's the entire process:

NOW · ONLINE

Apply online

Business details, your National Agreement effective and expiration dates, and a soft credit consent. That's the application.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Wage and fringe benefits bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the union

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to send to IUPAT as your National Agreement requires. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) negotiates National Agreements covering finishing-trades employers whose work crosses state lines — including industrial and production coatings, tank and tower work, and related trades — separate from the local district-council agreements that cover most building-trades painting. An employer that signs one of these National Agreements takes on negotiated wage rates and employer contributions to the union's wage and fringe-benefit funds for covered work performed in any jurisdiction, including Maryland.

This wage and fringe benefits bond is the security IUPAT can require a signatory contractor to post so that wages and fund contributions reported each period actually reach the funds they are owed to. If a contractor becomes delinquent, the union or its fund trustees can make a claim against the bond, up to the $50,000 bonded sum, to recover the shortfall — the surety then seeks reimbursement from the contractor.

It is not insurance for the contractor — it is private, contractual security running from the National Agreement, not a Maryland statute or state agency filing. No Maryland department issues it or receives it; it is filed directly with IUPAT as the agreement requires. Confirm which specific National Agreement and fund office apply to your work before the bond is issued.

IUPAT National Agreement wage and fringe benefit funds (private, contractual — not a Maryland statute)This bond is not required by any Maryland statute or state agency; the obligation comes from a National Agreement between a signatory employer and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades. It secures wages and fringe-benefit contributions owed under that agreement for covered work, wherever performed, including in Maryland. Confirm the exact obligee wording, the applicable National Agreement, and the filing requirements with IUPAT before the bond is issued.

You need this bond if you're

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Signing a new IUPAT National Agreement as a newly organized industrial or production coatings contractor

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An out-of-area contractor bringing IUPAT-represented crews onto a Maryland jobsite under a National Agreement

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Clearing a prior delinquency and required to post security before the union will accept reports again

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Renewing an expiring bond to keep your signatory status continuous

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields. The credit consent authorizes a soft pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the IUPAT wage and fringe benefits bond?The premium is $2,000 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every signatory employer at this bond amount. The $50,000 bond amount is fixed by the National Agreement, so there is no quote process.

Do I pay the $50,000?No. You pay $2,000. The $50,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

How fast will I have the bond?Wage and fringe benefits bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many contractors finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.

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, and most applicants approve instantly.

What is a National Agreement, and how is it different from a district council agreement?A National Agreement is a collective bargaining agreement IUPAT negotiates directly with employers whose covered work crosses state lines, rather than through a local district council. Your application asks for the National Agreement's effective and expiration dates because those, not a state law, define your bonded obligation.

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