New Jersey Local 475 fringe benefits bonds.
From $100.
A contractor signatory to UA Local 475, the New Jersey steamfitters, pipefitters and apprentices union, posts a fringe-benefits bond to the union's trust fund trustees 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 475 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 trust fund office. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the obligee (UA Local 475 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 trust fund office
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to deliver to the UA Local 475 trust fund office in Warren 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 475 fringe benefits bond actually guarantees
UA Local 475 represents steamfitters, pipefitters, and apprentices across Essex and Union counties and parts of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, and Warren, working under collective bargaining agreements with signatory contractors. Those agreements obligate an employer to remit fringe-benefit contributions — health, retirement, and training among them — for every covered hour worked.
The bond is the trust funds' backstop. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal, the signatory contractor), the surety carrier, and UA Local 475 and its trust funds (the obligee), for the protection of the members whose benefits depend on those contributions. If a contractor fails to meet the payment obligations its CBA sets out, the union trust funds can file a claim on the bond, and the surety reimburses the unpaid amounts, which the contractor then repays.
This is a private contractual requirement, not a state-mandated bond — the amount is set by the union based on the terms of your CBA and 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 trust fund office. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to deliver to the UA Local 475 trust fund office in Warren 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 475 CBA in good standing.
Premiums from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount your agreement requires and deliver it to the trust fund office the same day.