Michigan painters DC 22 bonds.
$400 flat.
A painting contractor signatory to Painters District Council No. 22 files a $10,000 wage-and-welfare surety bond to back the wages, dues, and fringe-benefit contributions the collective bargaining agreement requires. Ours is $400 flat. The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft pull only — never a hard inquiry.
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How much does a Michigan painters DC 22 bond cost?
$400 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A wage-and-welfare bond is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details, your DC 22 agreement date, and an effective date. That's the application.
Pay & e-sign
Wage-and-welfare bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. Issued when you pay. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
File with DC 22
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit to Painters District Council No. 22. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
IUPAT Painters District Council No. 22, based in Warren, requires a signatory painting contractor to carry a $10,000 wage-and-welfare bond for the life of its collective bargaining agreement. The bond backs the employer's duty to pay contract wages and remit dues, health, and pension fund contributions on behalf of its members to the council's trust funds.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and District Council No. 22's trust funds (the obligee), with covered union members as the protected parties. If a signatory contractor falls behind on wages or fringe-benefit contributions the agreement requires, the trust funds can make a claim against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond has to stay active for as long as your signatory agreement with DC 22 requires one, so we track the term and notify you before it lapses.
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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 $10,000 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; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
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 DC 22. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to submit to Painters District Council No. 22. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $400 at the $10,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or 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, issued fast.
These are the actual issuing fields — the application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft pull only.
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File your DC 22 wage-and-welfare bond today.
$400 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.