(a) An appeal from a decision of the procurement officer of a claim involving a construction contract shall be resolved by
(1) binding and final arbitration under AS 09.43.010 - 09.43.180 (Uniform Arbitration Act) or AS 09.43.300 - 09.43.595 (Revised Uniform Arbitration Act), as applicable, if the claim is
(A) less than $250,000 and the contractor requests arbitration of the claim; or
(B) $250,000 or more and both the agency and the contractor agree to arbitration of the claim; or
(2) a hearing under AS 36.30.630 if the claim is not handled by arbitration under (1) of this subsection.
(b) In this section, a claim includes all issues, causes of action, and controversies arising from a construction contract for which a contractor or the contracting agency asserts compensation is due.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 30. State Procurement Code
Article 8. Legal and Contractual Remedies.
Sec. 36.30.550. Applicability of protest and appeal procedures.
Sec. 36.30.560. Filing of a protest.
Sec. 36.30.565. Time for filing a protest.
Sec. 36.30.570. Notice of a protest.
Sec. 36.30.575. Stay of award.
Sec. 36.30.580. Decision by the procurement officer.
Sec. 36.30.585. Protest remedies.
Sec. 36.30.590. Appeal on a protest.
Sec. 36.30.595. Notice and copy of a protest appeal.
Sec. 36.30.600. Stay of award during protest appeal.
Sec. 36.30.605. Protest report and comments.
Sec. 36.30.610. Decision without hearing.
Sec. 36.30.615. Hearing on protest appeal.
Sec. 36.30.620. Contract claims.
Sec. 36.30.623. Interest on certain claims.
Sec. 36.30.625. Appeal on a contract claim.
Sec. 36.30.627. Construction contract claim appeals.
Sec. 36.30.629. Subpoenas and discovery.
Sec. 36.30.630. Hearing on a contract claim; decision without hearing.
Sec. 36.30.631. Attorney fees, costs, and offers of judgment.
Sec. 36.30.635. Authority to debar or suspend.
Sec. 36.30.640. Causes for debarment or suspension.
Sec. 36.30.645. Written determinations.
Sec. 36.30.650. Hearing on a suspension.
Sec. 36.30.655. List of persons debarred or suspended.
Sec. 36.30.660. Reinstatement.
Sec. 36.30.665. Limited participation by debarred person.
Sec. 36.30.670. Hearing procedures.
Sec. 36.30.675. Recommended decision and commissioner action.
Sec. 36.30.680. Final decision by the commissioner.
Sec. 36.30.685. Judicial appeal.
Sec. 36.30.687. Misrepresentations, fraud, and attempted fraud.
Sec. 36.30.690. Exclusive remedy.