Construction Work Regulated:

Virtually every aspect of commercial, residential and public works construction is regulated at the state level in Alaska.

Prequalification is not required for public works projects. However, a valid contractor registration is required before bidding on a project.

License Requirements

• Licensees must possess a valid State of Alaska business license, which is issued in conjunction with the contractor registration.
  
  
• The average processing time for new applications is three weeks.
  
  
• Mechanical and specialty contractors are required to post a commercial or negotiable surety bond or make a cash deposit in the amount of $10,000.
  
  
• Contractors are also required to provide proof of insurance in the minimum amounts of $20,000 property damage, $50,000 for death or injury to one person and $100,000 for death or injury to more than one person.
  
  
• Every general, specialty or mechanical contractor awarded a public works contract exceeding $100,000 must provide a payment bond. A municipality may exempt contractors from the public works bond provision if the estimated cost of the project does not exceed $400,000.
  
  
• There were 4,700 registered contractors as of October 1996.

Reciprocal Agreements

Alaska does not have reciprocity agreements with other states.

License Types

General Contractor:

• General Contractor (excluding residential)
• General Contractor (including residential)
• Mechanical Contractor (requires mechanical administrator)

Specialty Construction:

• Acoustical and Insulation Contractor
• Asbestos Abatement Contractor
• Carpentry Contractor, Finish
• Carpentry Contractor, Rough
• Communications Contractor (requires elec. administrator)
• Concrete and Paving Contractor
• Demolition Contractor
• Drilling Contractor
• Electrical Contractor (requires elec. administrator)
• Elevator and Conveying System Contractor
• Excavation Contractor
• Fence & Guardrail Contractor
• Floor Covering Contractor
• Glazing Contractor
• Landscaping Contractor
• Liquid or Gas Storage Tank Contractor
• Low Voltage Alarm and Signaling Device Contractor
• Marine Contractor
• Masonry Contractor
• Painting Contractor
• Plaster Contractor
• Road Construction Contractor
• Roofing Contractor
• Security System Contractor
• Sheet Metal Contractor
• Sign Contractor
• Solid Fuel Appliance Contractor
• Tile and Terrazzo Contractor
• Wallcovering Contractor
• Water and Sewer Contractor
• Water System Contractor
• Welding Contractor