Alaska
For Alaska, payment bond threshold is Under $100,000; bond amount is one-half of the contract price where the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is not more than $1,000,000; 40 percent of the contract price whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is more than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000; whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is more than $5,000,000 the payment bond is in the sum of $2,500,000; claim deadline is such action must be commenced within one year after the date of final settlement of the contract; preliminary notice required is Any person having a direct contractual relationship with a subcontractor but no contractual relationship, express or implied, with the principal contractor must give written notice to the contractor within 90 days from the date on which such person performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material for which the claim is made; statutory citation is Alaska Statutes, Title 36, Chapter 36.25, §§36.25.010 to 36.25.020, verified against its source on 2026-08-17.
- State
- Alaska our reading
- Payment bond threshold
- Under $100,000 verified
- Bond amount
- one-half of the contract price where the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is not more than $1,000,000; 40 percent of the contract price whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is more than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000; whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is more than $5,000,000 the payment bond is in the sum of $2,500,000 verified
- Claim deadline
- such action must be commenced within one year after the date of final settlement of the contract verified
- Preliminary notice required
- Any person having a direct contractual relationship with a subcontractor but no contractual relationship, express or implied, with the principal contractor must give written notice to the contractor within 90 days from the date on which such person performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material for which the claim is made verified
- Statutory citation
- Alaska Statutes, Title 36, Chapter 36.25, §§36.25.010 to 36.25.020 verified
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ALASKA Types of Projects: Public contracts for one-half of the contract price where the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is not more than $1,000,000; 40 percent of the contract price whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is more than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000; whenever the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is more than $5,000,000 the payment bond is in the sum of $2,500,000. §36.25.010. Labor and Material Covered: Labor and material furnished for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work of the state. §36.25.010. Notice Required: No notice is required by a person having a contractual relationship, express or implied with the principal contractor. Any person having a direct contractual relationship with a subcontractor but no contractual relationship, express or implied, with the principal contractor must give written notice to the contractor within 90 days from the date on which such person performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material for which the claim is made, stating with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the party to whom the material was furnished or for whom the labor was performed, see sample below. Such notice shall be served by mailing it by registered mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the contractor at any place where an office is maintained or business is conducted or the residence of the contractor. Alternatively it may be served in any manner in which a peace officer is authorized to serve a summons. §36.25.020. NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR TO: (prime contractor) You are hereby notified that the undersigned claimant has furnished (labor, materials, supplies or equipment) for use in the prosecution of the work of (public agency, contract number) at the request of (name of subcontractor). The last day of furnishing (labor, materials, supplies or equipment) was ___ . The undersigned makes claim against you and your surety for payment of $ _ which sum is due and owing to the undersigned. DATED this day of __ , 20 . Name of Claimant: Address: Phone Number: Signature: Title: Contractor Registration Number: Time for Suit: Suit may be brought any time after the expiration of 90 days after the day on which the last of the labor was performed or material was furnished for which the claim is made, but such action must be commenced within one year after the date of final settlement of the contract. §36.25.020. Contracts Excluded: Under $100,000. §36.25.010. Penalty for Failure to Take Bond: The State may not approve final payments to the contractor until the contractor files a written certification that all persons who supplied labor or material in the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract have been paid. §36.25.010. Statutory Citation: Alaska Statutes, Title 36, Chapter 36.25, §§36.25.010 to 36.25.020. ARIZONA ARIZONA LITTLE MILLER ACT (PAYMENT BOND RIGHTS) PAYMENT BONDS FOR
— fullertonlaw.com, retrieved 2026-08-17
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