MO Operating Engineers Local 513 bonds.
$600 flat.

A smaller contractor who signs a collective bargaining agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 513 — the St. Louis-area local for heavy equipment operators — can be required to post the union's $15,000 minimum wage and fringe benefits bond, the base tier the trust sets before a larger workforce requires more. Ours is $600 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.

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Required of a signatory contractor under the Local No. 513 collective bargaining agreement — a private union requirement, not a Missouri statute

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Fixed price, fixed amount — $15,000 bond, $600, no quote process

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Multi-year terms available — set it up once for up to 3 years

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

A wage and fringe bond at a fixed amount is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

NOW · ONLINE

Apply online

Your company details, the date of your collective bargaining agreement, and an effective date, plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Wage and fringe bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with Local No. 513

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the union or its trust fund office so your signatory status is on record. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the wage & fringe bond actually guarantees

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 513 represents crane, excavator, and other heavy-equipment operators across the greater St. Louis region. A contractor who signs the local's collective bargaining agreement agrees to pay covered wages and to make contributions to the union's pension, welfare, annuity, and training funds on behalf of the operating engineers it employs. Local No. 513 sets a minimum $15,000 bond for a smaller signatory contractor; the trust may require a larger bond, such as $35,000, from a contractor running a bigger union workforce.

The wage and fringe benefits bond is Local No. 513's financial backstop for that promise. It's a three-party arrangement — you (the principal), our carrier, and Local No. 513 or its trust funds (the obligee) — protecting union members and the funds, not the contractor. Local No. 513 will generally not release operating engineers to a signatory contractor's project unless the required bond is active and on file with the trust.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. This is not a government-mandated bond; no Missouri statute requires it. It is a private condition of doing signatory work with Local No. 513, and the bond must stay on file for as long as your signatory status is active.

Local No. 513 collective bargaining agreement — not a Missouri statuteThis bond is required by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 513 as a condition of the collective bargaining agreement a contractor signs to employ Local No. 513 operating engineers in the St. Louis region — a private union/trust-fund requirement, not a state law. $15,000 is the trust's minimum tier; confirm your required amount and filing address with Local No. 513 or its trust fund office before applying, since a larger union workforce can be asked for more.

You need this bond if you're

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A smaller contractor signing the Local No. 513 CBA for the first time as a new signatory employer

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Renewing your signatory status at the $15,000 minimum tier with an expiring bond on file

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A general contractor whose Local No. 513 subcontract requires proof of a current bond

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Reinstating after a lapse the union flagged in your trust fund contributions

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. The pull never affects your score, and your price is fixed at $600.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Local No. 513 $15,000 wage and fringe bond?The premium is $600 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every signatory contractor at this tier. The $15,000 bond amount is Local No. 513's minimum, fixed by the collective bargaining agreement, so there is no quote process.

Do I pay the $15,000?No. You pay $600. The $15,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

How fast will I have the bond?Wage and fringe bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many contractors finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.

Is there a credit check?The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft credit pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score. No hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.

What if Local No. 513 tells me I need a $35,000 bond instead?Local No. 513 can require a larger bond from a contractor with a bigger union workforce — $35,000 is the next tier we see most often. We write that one too; pick the $35,000 Local No. 513 bond if that is the amount your trust office confirmed.

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