Washington IBEW Local 191 bonds.
From $100.
A contractor signatory to a collective bargaining agreement with IBEW Local Union No. 191, the electrical workers’ local covering Everett, Snohomish County and northwest Washington, posts this bond to guarantee its wages and fringe benefit fund contributions. Pricing is 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Washington IBEW Local 191 bond cost?
4% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Enter your amount, pay, and file with Local 191 or its fund administrator. Here is the whole process:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond amount your agreement requires, the effective date, and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull — that is the application.
Issued
The application authorizes a soft pull only — never a hard inquiry — and most applications clear quickly.
File with Local 191
Submit the executed bond and power of attorney to IBEW Local Union No. 191 or its fringe benefit fund administrator. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the IBEW Local 191 wage & fringe bond actually covers
A wage-and-fringe bond is the financial guarantee a union local requires of a signatory contractor: a contractor bound by a collective bargaining agreement to employ covered electrical workers. IBEW Local Union No. 191, based in Everett and covering Snohomish County and much of northwest Washington, requires this bond of signatory contractors under its agreement and fringe benefit trust funds.
It is a three-party arrangement: the contractor (the principal), the surety carrier, and IBEW Local 191 or its affiliated fringe benefit trust funds (the obligee), protecting the covered electricians whose health, pension, and apprenticeship benefits depend on wage and fringe contributions actually arriving. If a signatory contractor falls short, the union or its trust administrator can claim against the bond, and if the surety pays, the contractor repays the surety.
This is a private contractual requirement created by the collective bargaining agreement and the trust funds’ trust agreements — not a Washington statute. The amount your bond must carry is the one set in your agreement or by your fund administrator, not a figure we or any state office set; confirm it with Local 191 or your fringe benefit fund administrator before applying, and enter that amount here.
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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 Local 191. Submit the executed bond and power of attorney to IBEW Local Union No. 191 or its fringe benefit fund administrator. 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, then a quick review.
Submit the application with the bond amount your agreement requires and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull, which never affects your score.
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Signatory status without the paperwork delay.
4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Soft pull only. Enter your required amount and file with Local 191.