WI Operating Engineers Local 139 bonds.
2.5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee.

A contractor who signs the collective bargaining agreement with Operating Engineers Local No. 139, the Pewaukee-based local of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), AFL-CIO, covering Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, is required, as a condition of that agreement, to post a wage and welfare bond guaranteeing payment of covered wages and fringe-benefit contributions. Local 139 sets the amount from your anticipated covered payroll; premiums cost 2.5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum, after a one-time credit consent authorizing a soft pull only.

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Required by Operating Engineers Local No. 139 as a term of its collective bargaining agreement — not a Wisconsin statute

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Guarantees payment into the Local's health, pension, and training trust funds and covered wages owed to operating engineers you employ

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2.5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum — enter the figure the Local set and see your exact price at application

2.5% + fee$125 minimum premiumSoft pull onlynever a hard inquiryFastinstant underwriting for most

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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

The bond form comes from the Local on a case-by-case basis; the application itself is short. Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the Local. Here is the whole thing:

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Your company details, the bond amount Local 139 set for your anticipated covered payroll, and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull — no hard inquiry ever runs.

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Most wage and welfare bonds at this size clear instantly. Pricing is 2.5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum. Larger requested amounts may get a brief review.

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Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Operating Engineers Local No. 139 as required by the collective bargaining agreement. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the wage and welfare bond actually guarantees

A wage and welfare bond is a condition of the collective bargaining agreement between a signatory contractor and Operating Engineers Local No. 139, the Pewaukee, Wisconsin-based local of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), AFL-CIO, representing operating engineers across Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is not a Wisconsin statute — it is a private contractual requirement the Local imposes as a condition of the CBA.

It is a three-party arrangement: you (the contractor and principal), the surety carrier, and Local 139's benefit trust funds (the obligee). If a signatory contractor fails to remit the wages or the fringe-benefit contributions the CBA requires into the Local's health, pension, and training trust funds, the union can claim against the bond for the shortfall, and the contractor then owes the surety.

There is no single required amount — Local 139 fixes a sum from your anticipated covered payroll and provides the bond form directly, on a case-by-case basis. Enter the figure the Local gave you; your premium is priced at 2.5% of that amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum, after a one-time credit consent authorizing a soft pull that does not affect your score.

Operating Engineers Local No. 139 (IUOE) — collective bargaining agreement, not a Wisconsin statuteThis bond is required by Operating Engineers Local No. 139, affiliated with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), AFL-CIO, as a term of its collective bargaining agreement with signatory contractors — not by a state statute or ordinance. The bond guarantees payment of covered wages and the fringe-benefit contributions the CBA requires into the Local's benefit trust funds. Confirm your required amount and the trust funds covered directly with Local 139 before applying.

You need this bond if you are

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A contractor signing the CBA with Operating Engineers Local No. 139 for the first time

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Renewing your signatory status and the Local has updated your required bond amount

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Bidding a Wisconsin project that requires bonded, signatory operating engineers

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Adding covered payroll that has increased the amount the Local requires you to post

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These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time credit consent authorizing a soft pull only. The pull never affects your score, and your price — 2.5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum — is set at application.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Operating Engineers Local 139 wage and welfare bond?Premiums cost 2.5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, with a $125 minimum. The amount itself is set by Operating Engineers Local No. 139 from your anticipated covered payroll — there is no single fixed figure. Enter the amount the Local gave you and your exact price appears at the application.

What amount should I enter?The figure Operating Engineers Local No. 139 provided when you signed the collective bargaining agreement, based on your anticipated covered payroll. If you are unsure, contact the Local directly before applying — they issue the bond form case-by-case.

What does the bond guarantee?It guarantees that a signatory contractor pays the wages and the fringe-benefit contributions the collective bargaining agreement requires into Local 139's health, pension, and training trust funds. If the contractor fails to pay, the Local can claim against the bond for the shortfall.

Where do I file it?With Operating Engineers Local No. 139, as the CBA requires of a signatory contractor. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit; wet-ink originals are mailed on request.

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. Pricing itself is 2.5% of the bond amount plus a $25 fee, $125 minimum.

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