St. Louis carpenters wage & fringe bonds.
$1,000 flat.
The Carpenters' District Council of St. Louis requires signatory contractors to post a $10,000 wage and fringe benefit bond guaranteeing union-scale wages and contributions to the council's benefit funds. Ours is $1,000 flat — the price you see is the checkout price. One soft credit pull; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a St. Louis carpenters wage & fringe bond cost?
$1,000 at the $10,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to filed.
Becoming a signatory contractor is waiting on this bond. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, owner information, effective date, and a one-time credit consent. That is the application.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. The credit consent authorizes a soft pull only — it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with the District Council
Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with the Carpenters' District Council of St. Louis. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever they insist.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The Carpenters' District Council of St. Louis is a regional council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. Contractors who sign its collective bargaining agreement agree to pay union-scale wages and to contribute to the council's fringe benefit funds — health, welfare, pension, and training.
The $10,000 wage and fringe benefit bond guarantees those obligations. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the District Council and its benefit funds (the obligee / protected parties). If a signatory contractor fails to pay covered wages or remit fund contributions, the funds can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Contractors who pay their crews and remit contributions on time treat the bond as a routine condition of being a signatory in good standing.
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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
E-sign & file with the District Council. Pay online and receive the executed bond ready to file with the Carpenters' District Council of St. Louis. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever they insist.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,000 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 instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time credit consent. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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$1,000 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.