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AK Stat § 36.30.730 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 9. Intergovernmental Relations.|Sec. 36.30.730. Supply of personnel, services, and other items.

(a) A public procurement unit may, upon written request from another public procurement unit or external procurement activity, provide personnel to the requesting public procurement unit or external procurement activity. The public procurement unit or external procurement activity making the request shall pay the public procurement unit providing the personnel the direct and indirect cost of furnishing the personnel, in accordance with an agreement between the parties. (b) The informational, technical, and other services of a public procurement unit may be made available to another public procurement unit or external procurement activity except that the requirements of the public procurement unit tendering the services has precedence over the requesting public procurement unit or external procurement activity. The requesting public procurement unit or external procurement activity shall pay for the expenses of the services so provided, in accordance with an agreement between the parties. (c) Upon request, the commissioner may make available to public procurement units or external procurement activities the following services, among others: (1) standard forms; (2) printed manuals; (3) product specifications and standards; (4) quality assurance testing services and methods; (5) qualified products lists; (6) source information; (7) common use commodities listings; (8) supplier performance ratings; (9) lists of persons debarred or suspended from consideration for award of state contracts; (10) forms for invitations for bids, requests for proposals, instructions to bidders, general contract provisions, and other contract forms; and (11) contracts or published summaries of them, including price and time of delivery information. (d) The commissioner may provide the following technical services, among others: (1) development of product specifications; (2) development of quality assurance test methods, including receiving, inspection, and acceptance procedures; (3) use of product testing and inspection facilities; and (4) use of personnel training programs. (e) The commissioner may enter into contractual arrangements and publish a schedule of fees for the services provided under (c) and (d) of this section. (f) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.]
AK Stat § 36.30.735 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 9. Intergovernmental Relations.|Sec. 36.30.735. Restriction on contracting with or employing experts on radiation hazards.

(a) Except for the Department of Health and Social Services, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, a state agency may not (1) contract, other than with the Department of Health and Social Services, to have services performed that require expertise in determining or reducing the hazards of radiation; or (2) employ a person whose duties require expertise in determining or reducing the hazards of radiation. (b) In this section, “state agency” (1) means a state department or agency, whether in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch; (2) does not include the University of Alaska, a municipality, or an agency of a municipality. (c) In this section, “radiation” does not include radiation emitted from a Federal Communications Commission licensed facility emitting radiation of a wave length longer than one centimeter and an average power output not exceeding two kilowatts.
AK Stat § 36.30.740 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 9. Intergovernmental Relations.|Sec. 36.30.740. Information relating to procurement needs.

To the extent possible, the commissioner may collect information concerning the type, cost, quality, and quantity of commonly used supplies, equipment for the state fleet, services, or construction being procured or used by state public procurement units. The commissioner may also collect this information from local public procurement units. The commissioner may make this information available to a public procurement unit upon request.
AK Stat § 36.30.750 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 9. Intergovernmental Relations.|Sec. 36.30.750. Contract claims of other procurement units.

(a) Under a cooperative purchasing agreement, claims arising between an administering public procurement unit and its bidders, offerors, or contractors shall be resolved in accordance with AS 36.30.560 - 36.30.699. (b) A local public procurement unit that is not subject to AS 36.30.560 - 36.30.699 may enter into an agreement with another local public procurement unit or external procurement activity to establish procedures or use that unit's or activity's existing procedures to resolve claims with contractors, whether or not the claim arose under a cooperative purchasing agreement.
AK Stat § 36.30.790 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 9. Intergovernmental Relations.|Sec. 36.30.790. Definitions.

In AS 36.30.700 - 36.30.790, (1) “cooperative purchasing” means procurement conducted by, or on behalf of, more than one public procurement unit, or by a public procurement unit with an external procurement activity; (2) “external procurement activity” means a buying organization not located in this state that, if located in this state, would qualify as a public procurement unit; an agency of the United States is an external procurement activity; (3) “local public procurement unit” means a municipality or other subdivision of the state or other entity that expends public funds for the procurement of supplies, services, professional services, and construction, and any nonprofit corporation operating a charitable hospital; (4) “public procurement unit” means either a local public procurement unit or a state public procurement unit; (5) “state public procurement unit” means the Department of Administration and any other contracting agency of the state.
AK Stat § 36.30.860 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.860. Supplementary general principles of law applicable.

Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this chapter, the principles of law and equity, including AS 45.01 - AS 45.08, AS 45.12, 45.14, and 45.29 (Uniform Commercial Code), the law merchant, and law relative to capacity to contract, agency, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, or bankruptcy shall supplement the provisions of this chapter.
AK Stat § 36.30.870 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.870. Adoption of regulations.

(a) Regulations under this chapter shall be adopted in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). (b) Regulations under this chapter applicable to procurements of construction or procurements for or disposal of property of the state equipment fleet shall be adopted by the commissioner of administration only after consultation with the commissioner of transportation and public facilities. (c) The commissioner of administration shall adopt regulations establishing the procedures for arbitration under AS 36.30.627(a), including establishing the qualifications for arbitrators and the method for appointing neutral arbitrators to conduct arbitrations.
AK Stat § 36.30.880 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.880. Requirement of good faith.

All parties involved in the negotiation, performance, or administration of state contracts shall act in good faith.
AK Stat § 36.30.890 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.890. Federal funds or assistance.

If a procurement involves the expenditure of federal funds or federal assistance and there is a conflict between a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under a provision of this chapter and a federal statute, regulation, policy, or requirement, the federal statute, regulation, policy, or requirement shall prevail.
AK Stat § 36.30.910 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.910. Purchases through general services administration.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, purchasing through the general services administration or from federal supply schedules of the general services administration may be made without competitive sealed bidding, competitive sealed proposals, or other competition, so long as the purchasing is from persons located in the state in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner for purchases under this section and as provided under 41 U.S.C. 251 - 266.
AK Stat § 36.30.920 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.920. Reporting of anticompetitive practices.

When for any reason collusion or other anticompetitive practices are suspected among bidders or offerors, a notice of the relevant facts shall be transmitted to the attorney general by the person who suspects the collusion or other anticompetitive practices.
AK Stat § 36.30.930 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.930. Civil and criminal penalties.

The following penalties apply to violations of this chapter: (1) a person who contracts for or purchases supplies, equipment for the state fleet, services, professional services, or construction in a manner the person knows to be contrary to the requirements of this chapter or the regulations adopted under this chapter is liable for all costs and damages to the state arising out of the violation; (2) a person who intentionally or knowingly contracts for or purchases supplies, equipment for the state fleet, services, professional services, or construction under a scheme or artifice to avoid the requirements of this chapter is guilty of a class C felony.
AK Stat § 36.30.940 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.940. Enforcement.

The attorney general on behalf of the state shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.
AK Stat § 36.30.950 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.950. Severability.

If any provision of this chapter or any application of this chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared severable.
AK Stat § 36.30.960 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.960. Background investigation for contractors with access to federal tax information.

(a) Upon request of an agency, the procurement officer shall notify each contractor if a contract with the state requires access to federal tax information for performance of the contract. Each contractor with the state whose duties require access to federal tax information shall submit to and pass a background investigation that includes a state and national criminal history record check. The contractor shall provide information for the background investigation, including fingerprints, in a format requested by the procurement officer or the contracting agency. The procurement officer or the contracting agency shall submit the fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check. The Department of Public Safety may submit the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. (b) A contractor shall pay to the procurement officer or contracting agency the fee established by AS 12.62.160 for the national criminal history record check. (c) A background investigation under this section, including a state and national criminal history record check, is confidential. (d) In this section, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “agency” has the meaning given in AS 39.90.290; (2) “contractor” means a person who has applied for or been awarded a contract with an agency and includes a subcontractor; (3) “federal tax information” has the meaning given in AS 39.90.290.
AK Stat § 36.30.995 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 30. State Procurement Code|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 36.30.995. Short title.

This chapter may be cited as the State Procurement Code.
AK Stat § 36.90.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 2. Professional Registration Requirements.|Sec. 36.90.100. Contracts for architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services.

The state or a municipality may not award a contract for architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services to (1) an individual who is not registered under AS 08.48 to perform the architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services required by the contract; (2) a partnership, except as provided by (3) of this section, that is not qualified under AS 08.48.251 to provide the architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services required by the contract; or (3) a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership that is not authorized under AS 08.48.241 to offer the architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services required by the contract.
AK Stat § 36.90.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 3. Public Construction Contract Payment.|Sec. 36.90.210. Required contractual terms.

(a) The prime contractor and a subcontractor on a public construction or public works contract must include in a subcontract between the prime contractor and subcontractor for the public construction or public works a clause that requires the prime contractor to pay (1) the subcontractor for satisfactory performance under the subcontract within eight working days after receiving payment from which the subcontractor is to be paid; (2) the subcontractor all retainage due under the subcontract within eight working days after final payment is received from the state or political subdivision or after the notice period under AS 36.25.020(b) expires, whichever is later; (3) the subcontractor interest on an amount that is not paid in accordance with (1) of this subsection for the period beginning on the day after the required payment date and ending on the day on which payment of the amount due is made; the interest shall be computed at an interest rate that is equal to the amount set out in AS 45.45.010(a); (4) interest on retainage withheld from the subcontractor at an interest rate that is equal to the amount set out in AS 45.45.010(a). (b) A subcontractor on a public construction or public works contract must include in each subcontract under which a person agrees to provide the subcontractor with services, other than as an employee, or supplies to be used in the public construction or public works project a clause that requires the subcontractor to pay (1) the person for satisfactory performance under the subcontract within eight working days after receiving payment from which the person is to be paid; (2) the person all retainage due under the subcontract with the person within eight working days after the subcontractor receives its share of the state-held retainage from the prime contractor or another subcontractor; (3) the person interest on an amount that is not paid in accordance with (1) of this subsection for the period beginning on the day after the required payment date and ending on the day on which payment of the amount due is made; the interest shall be computed at an interest rate that is equal to the amount set out in AS 45.45.010(a); (4) interest on retainage withheld from the person at an interest rate that is equal to the amount set out in AS 45.45.010(a).
AK Stat § 36.90.220 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 3. Public Construction Contract Payment.|Sec. 36.90.220. Optional contractual terms.

Notwithstanding AS 36.90.210 and 36.90.230, the prime contractor or a subcontractor may negotiate and include in a public construction or public works subcontract a provision that permits (1) the prime contractor or a subcontractor to determine that part or all of a subcontractor's request for payment may be withheld for unsatisfactory performance under the subcontract; and (2) the prime contractor or a subcontractor to withhold payment for unsatisfactory performance without incurring an obligation to pay interest for late payment, if a notice complying with AS 36.90.240 has been previously furnished to the subcontractor and a copy of the notice is furnished to the contracting officer of the state or political subdivision.
AK Stat § 36.90.230 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 3. Public Construction Contract Payment.|Sec. 36.90.230. Withholding payment for unsatisfactory performance.

(a) If the prime contractor on a public construction or public works contract, after making a request for payment to the state or political subdivision but before paying a subcontractor for the subcontractor's performance covered by the payment request, discovers that part or all of the payment otherwise due to the subcontractor is subject to withholding from the subcontractor under the subcontract for unsatisfactory performance, the prime contractor may withhold the amount as allowed under the subcontract. If the prime contractor withholds an amount under this subsection, the prime contractor shall (1) give the subcontractor a notice complying with AS 36.90.240 as soon as practicable after determing the cause for the withholding but before the due date for the subcontractor payment; (2) give the contracting officer of the state or political subdivision a copy of the notice furnished to the subcontractor under (1) of this subsection; (3) pay the subcontractor within eight working days after correction of the identified subcontractor performance deficiency. (b) If the prime contractor does not comply with the notice and payment requirements of (a) of this section, the contractor shall pay the subcontractor interest on the withheld amount from the eighth working day at an interest rate that is equal to the amount set out in AS 45.45.010(a).
AK Stat § 36.90.240 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 3. Public Construction Contract Payment.|Sec. 36.90.240. Form of certain notices.

A notice under AS 36.90.220(2) or 36.90.230(a)(1) must be in writing and must state the amount being withheld, the specific causes for the withholding under the terms of the subcontract, and the remedial actions to be taken by the subcontractor to receive payment of the amount withheld.
AK Stat § 36.90.250 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 3. Public Construction Contract Payment.|Sec. 36.90.250. Retainage.

(a) The state or a political subdivision of the state shall pay to the prime contractor interest on retainage, including warranty retainage, on a contract for public construction or public works at an interest rate that is equal to the amount set out in AS 45.45.010(a). Interest on retainage accrues from the date of approval of a pay request until the date of payment to the contractor. (b) A political subdivision that has a population of 500 or less is exempt from the payment of interest under (a) of this section.
AK Stat § 36.90.260 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 3. Public Construction Contract Payment.|Sec. 36.90.260. Miscellaneous provisions.

(a) In AS 36.90.210 - 36.90.290, (1) a payment is considered to be made when mailed or personally delivered to the party being paid; (2) a payment is considered to be received when it is endorsed for payment, if it is a check; (3) an invoice is considered to be received when it is date-stamped or otherwise marked as delivered; if the invoice is not date-stamped or otherwise marked as delivered, the date of the invoice is considered to be the date when the invoice is received. (b) A political subdivision that receives a state grant for a public construction or public works project may use money from the state grant to pay the interest under AS 36.90.200 - 36.90.290.
AK Stat § 36.90.265 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 3. Public Construction Contract Payment.|Sec. 36.90.265. Applicability to political subdivisions.

AS 36.90.200 - 36.90.290 apply to a public construction or public works contract of a political subdivision if the political subdivision has entered into a written contract with the state for the state to provide funds for the public construction or public work.
AK Stat § 36.90.270 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 3. Public Construction Contract Payment.|Sec. 36.90.270. Waiver of provisions prohibited.

A contract provision that waives a provision required by AS 36.90.200 - 36.90.290 is void.
AK Stat § 36.90.290 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 90. Miscellaneous Provisions|Article 3. Public Construction Contract Payment.|Sec. 36.90.290. Definitions.

In AS 36.90.200 - 36.90.290, (1) “prime contractor” means a person required to be registered as a contractor under AS 08.18 who has a contract with the state or a political subdivision of the state to provide materials or services, other than as an employee, for a public construction or public works project; (2) “subcontractor” means a person at any level, other than a prime contractor, who provides materials or services, other than as an employee, to be used in a public construction or public works project; (3) “working day” does not include a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday.