Iron Workers TX & Mid-South bonds.
4% of the bond amount.
The Iron Workers District Council of Texas and Mid-South States, the coordinating body for Ironworkers local unions across Texas and neighboring states, requires a signatory contractor under its collective bargaining agreement to post a fringe benefits bond guaranteeing contributions to the affiliated benefit trust funds. This is a private requirement of the signatory agreement, not a Texas statute. Premiums cost 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount your signatory agreement requires and your exact price appears at the application.
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No long underwriting queue for the standard fringe benefits bond — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the District Council. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond amount your signatory agreement requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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Most fringe benefits bonds clear quickly. The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score. Larger amounts may get a brief review.
File with the District Council
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Iron Workers District Council of Texas and Mid-South States or its fringe benefit fund administrator. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the fringe benefits bond actually guarantees
The Iron Workers District Council of Texas and Mid-South States coordinates Ironworkers local unions and their Signatory Contractor Associations across Texas and neighboring Mid-South states, partnering with the industry-fund program IMPACT to place union ironworkers with signatory contractors. Contractors who sign the Council's or its affiliated locals' collective bargaining agreements agree to remit contributions to the covered fringe benefit funds — health, pension, and apprenticeship training among them.
The fringe benefits bond backs those contribution obligations for a signatory contractor. 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 remit covered contributions, the Council and its funds can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. This is a private contractual requirement of the collective bargaining agreement, not a Texas statute, so the amount is set per contractor rather than a fixed public figure. Enter the amount your signatory agreement calls for; premiums price at 4% of that amount, $100 minimum, and the application includes a credit consent that authorizes a soft pull only.
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One application, then a quick review.
Submit the application with the bond amount your signatory agreement requires. Most clear quickly; larger amounts may get a brief underwriter review, usually within 48 hours.
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Premiums from $100, priced at 4% of the bond amount. Enter your required figure and file with the District Council the same day.