Local 486 wage & fringe benefit bonds.
From $100.
A mechanical contractor signatory to the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 486 agreement posts this bond so wages withheld and fringe benefit contributions reach Local 486’s trust funds. It is a collective bargaining obligation, not a Maryland licensing requirement. Premiums cost 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Local 486 wage & fringe benefit bond cost?
4% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
A letter of assent usually comes with a start date attached, and the fund office wants the bond in hand before the first monthly report. This one is built to move:
Apply online
Your company details, years in business, the bond amount the fund office named, an effective date, and the credit consent that authorizes a soft pull. That is the application.
Issued
Most applications approve instantly. The credit consent authorizes a soft inquiry that never affects your score, and no hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.
Send it to the fund office
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to send to the Local 486 fund office that administers the plans and collects the monthly reports. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Local 486 wage and fringe benefit bond actually guarantees
When a mechanical contractor signs a letter of assent to the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 486 (UA Local 486) agreement, it takes on negotiated payroll deductions and employer contributions on top of wages — typically health and welfare, pension, and apprenticeship/training funds. This bond secures the contractor’s obligation to actually remit what it withholds and owes each reporting period.
Local 486 is based in Rosedale, Maryland, in the Baltimore area, and its joint trust funds office — not any Maryland state agency — sets the covered bond amount and holds the bond form. If a contractor’s reports or contributions go delinquent, the fund office can look to the bond for the shortfall before pursuing the contractor directly.
This is a private, contractual bond, not a Maryland licensing requirement. The bond amount is set by Local 486’s fund office rather than by statute, so confirm the exact obligee wording and figure with that office before the bond is issued. We price it from a $100 minimum, and the application includes only a soft credit consent — never a hard inquiry.
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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
Issued. Most applications approve instantly. The credit consent authorizes a soft inquiry that never affects your score, and no hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.
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, priced on the spot.
These are the actual issuing fields. The credit consent authorizes a soft pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Signatory status waiting on one bond.
4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the sum the fund office named and send it to Local 486 the same day. Free until issued.