GC Laws — Alaska contractor-law checklist preview (free)
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[ ] Licensing
      - Alaska requires construction-contractor registration, bonding and insurance for covered independent contractor work, regardless of job size, subject to statutory exemptions. The General Contractor–Handyman credential is a limited registration for projects not exceeding $10,000 in aggregate labor and materials; it is not permission to work without registration. General and specialty contractors must obtain the appropriate registration before bidding or working.

[ ] Mechanic's liens
      - Without an effective notice of completion, §34.35.068(a) gives a claimant 120 days after completing the claimant’s contract or ceasing the covered labor, services, materials or equipment to record a lien claim.
      - A properly noticed and recorded notice of completion can require affected claimants to record a lien claim or notice of right to lien within 15 days. A timely notice of right preserves the ordinary 120-day filing period. The result depends on the claimant’s prior notice and whether the owner gave the required advance notice under §§34.35.068(b) and .071.
      - The verified recorded claim must contain the information in §34.35.070, including the claimant, owner, contracting party, property description, contract amount, amount due and last furnishing date.

[ ] Retainage
      - The prime’s subcontract must require payment of retainage due within eight working days after the later of receipt of final state/subdivision payment or expiration of the AS 36.25.020(b) notice period.
      - A subcontractor must pass retainage due to its lower tier within eight working days after receiving its share of state-held retainage. Performance-related withholding remains subject to §§36.90.220–.240.

[ ] Prompt payment
      - For satisfactory performance, §36.90.200(a) ordinarily gives the state or covered political subdivision 30 calendar days after a contract-compliant payment request.
      - A political subdivision using grant funds and the state using federal funds instead pay within 21 calendar days after the compliant request or 21 calendar days after actually receiving the relevant funds, whichever is later.
      - Required subcontract terms under §36.90.210 provide payment for satisfactory performance within eight working days after receipt of the corresponding payment. Withholding for performance deficiencies is subject to §§36.90.220–.240 notice procedures.

[ ] Prevailing wage
      - Covered workers receive at least the regional prevailing rate determined by Alaska DOL. Section 36.05.010 uses the latest determination issued at least ten days before final bid submission.
      - That rate applies for the life of the contract or 24 calendar months, whichever is shorter. Longer contracts apply new determinations at the statutory 24-month intervals when a new determination has been issued.

[ ] Davis-Bacon (federal)
      - Under 40 U.S.C. section 3142, covered contracts require payment to laborers and mechanics employed directly on the site of the work at least weekly, at rates no lower than the applicable prevailing wage determination. The required compensation includes the basic hourly rate and required fringe benefits, which may be provided through qualifying benefits or cash as the statute permits.
      - Qualifying apprentices may receive a lower registered-program rate only when the applicable registration and program conditions are met. The Department of Labor’s apprenticeship rules govern those exceptions.
      - The Department of Labor determines the prevailing rates for the work classifications and locality. Contractors and subcontractors must use the wage determination applicable to their covered contract.
      - Federal assistance alone does not establish coverage: many, but not all, construction-assistance statutes include Davis-Bacon requirements. Identify the funding program and its governing Related Act.
      - SAM.gov publishes Davis-Bacon wage determinations. Search by the wage-determination number or the Davis-Bacon public-buildings-or-works category, and match the decision to the contract, locality, and work classification.

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