Carpenters wage & fringe bonds.
$1,000 flat.
The Carpenters' District Council of St. Louis–Kansas City requires signatory contractors to post a $25,000 wage and fringe benefit bond guaranteeing union wages and contributions to the 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. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Reviewed & approved
Most of these clear quickly; if underwriting needs anything, you hear from an underwriter within 48 hours. The credit check is a soft pull that 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. 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–Kansas City is the 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, pension, and training.
The $25,000 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 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 consent to a soft credit pull. 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.