Glaziers Local 513 fringe benefit bonds.
From $1,000.
Any glazing contractor signatory to the Glaziers, Architectural Metal & Glass Workers Local Union No. 513 agreement (District Council 58, St. Louis) must post a security bond covering fringe-benefit contributions. Your employee count sets the amount. Premiums cost 4% of the bond amount, $1,000 minimum.
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How much does a Glaziers Local 513 fringe benefit bond cost?
4% of the bond amount, from $1,000. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard Local 513 fringe bond — enter your amount, pay, and provide the bond to the union. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the employee-count tier that sets your bond amount, and the effective date — plus a one-time credit consent authorizing a soft pull only.
Approved
Most Local 513 fringe bonds clear immediately — pricing is 4% of the bond amount, $1,000 minimum, and the credit consent authorizes a soft inquiry only that never affects your score. Larger tiers may get a brief review.
File with Local 513
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to provide to the union hall or District Council 58. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Local 513 fringe bond actually guarantees
Signing on with Glaziers, Architectural Metal & Glass Workers Local 513 (part of District Council 58 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, based in St. Louis) makes a glazing contractor responsible for remitting employee fringe-benefit contributions — Health & Welfare, Pension, Apprentice, Vacation, Holiday, and Dues Check-Off, along with the Glazier Industry Fund — on every hour worked under the agreement.
The Bonding Requirement in the agreement backs that obligation: a security bond (or cash equivalent) that the union and its benefit funds can draw against if a signatory contractor falls behind on contributions. It is a three-party arrangement — you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Local 513 and its funds (the obligee) — and it is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
The required amount scales with headcount: 1–5 employees = $25,000, 6–10 = $50,000, 11–15 = $75,000, and 16 or more = $150,000. Enter the tier that matches your current employee count; we price the bond from a $1,000 minimum, and the credit consent in the application authorizes a soft pull only that never touches your score.
You need this bond if you are
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 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.
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 Local 513. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to provide to the union hall or District Council 58. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 4% of the bond amount, $1,000 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not 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 your employee-count tier and a one-time credit consent authorizing a soft pull only. Submit once and your bond is typically issued the same day.
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From $1,000, soft pull only. Enter your employee-count tier and provide the bond to Local 513 the same day. Free until issued.