00                             SENATE BILL NO. 40                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to construction of highways by the Department of Transportation and                                    
02 Public Facilities."                                                                                                     
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 19.10.170(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
05            (a)  Except as provided in AS 44.33.300, it is the general policy of the state to                            
06       require the construction of all highways under bid contract in accordance with                                    
07       AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code). However, subject to the provisions of (b) of this                              
08       section, when the estimated cost of a construction project is less than $100,000 or                               
09       when it appears to be in the best interests of the state and the estimated cost of a                          
10       construction project is $250,000 or less, the department may perform the work                                 
11       notwithstanding any other provisions of law.