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; the bond is issued when you pay.
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How much does a Carpenters wage & fringe bond cost?
$1,000 at the $25,000 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. That is the application — the only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and 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. 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.
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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 $25,000 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. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever they insist.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,000 at the $25,000 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 consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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The District Council is waiting on one document.
$1,000 flat, short application, bond issued when you pay. Free until issued.