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, e-signed in 1–2 business days.
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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 entire application.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit consent authorizes a soft pull only — it never affects your score.
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.
You need this bond if you're
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time credit consent. Submit once and your bond is typically issued within 1–2 business days.
Start the application →Common questions.
Other Missouri bonds.
The District Council is waiting on one document.
$1,000 flat, short application, e-signed bond in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.