New Jersey Local 9 fringe benefits bonds.
From $100.
A contractor signatory to UA Local 9, the plumbers and pipefitters union headquartered in Englishtown, posts a fringe-benefits bond to the Local's joint trust funds under the terms of its collective bargaining agreement. Premiums cost 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a New Jersey Local 9 fringe benefits bond cost?
4% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Fringe-benefits bonds are simple to issue. Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and deliver it to the benefits office. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the obligee (UA Local 9 joint trust funds), the bond amount your CBA requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most fringe-benefits bonds clear right away; the soft credit pull informs approval and never affects your score — pricing is 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Larger amounts may get a brief review.
File with the benefits office
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to deliver to the UA Local 9 Benefits Office so you can begin or continue work under your CBA. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Local 9 fringe-benefits bond actually guarantees
UA Local 9 represents plumbers and pipefitters working under collective bargaining agreements it maintains with signatory contractors, jointly administered with the Mechanical Contractor Association of New Jersey (MCANJ). Those agreements obligate a signatory employer to remit wages and fringe-benefit contributions — health and welfare, pension, and annuity — into the Local's joint trust funds for every hour a covered employee works.
The bond is the funds' backstop. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal, the signatory contractor), the surety carrier, and the trustees of the Local 9 joint trust funds (the obligee), for the protection of the union members whose benefits depend on it. If a contractor falls behind on the contributions its CBA requires, the trustees can claim against the bond for the shortfall, and the contractor repays the surety.
This is a private contractual requirement, not a state-mandated bond — the amount is set by the union and its trust fund trustees based on the specific terms of your CBA and the size of your covered workforce, and the bond must stay in force for the life of the agreement, typically renewed annually alongside it. Enter the figure your CBA requires; your premium is priced from a $100 minimum after a quick soft credit check that never affects your score.
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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 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 the benefits office. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to deliver to the UA Local 9 Benefits Office so you can begin or continue work under your CBA. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 4% of the bond amount, $100 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 company details and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. The pull never affects your score, and your price — from a $100 minimum — is set at application.
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Keep your Local 9 CBA in good standing.
Premiums from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount your agreement requires and deliver it to the benefits office the same day.