Bathroom Remodel Contractor Requirements in Alaska
Alaska bathroom remodel: plumbing is a MECHANICAL trade (§ 08.18.171(13)), so the water side needs a mechanical contractor registration with a licensed mechanical administrator assigned in the right category (12 AAC 21.600(a)) — the handyman may not do administrator work at all; the GC side of a one-to-four-unit home needs the residential contractor endorsement; electrical work needs the electrical registration with its AS 08.40 administrator. Two credentials minimum, one project. Every claim sourced and dated.
Mechanical contractor registration requires an AS 08.40 mechanical administrator — AS 08.18.028 verbatim: '(a) The department may not issue a certificate of registration as a mechanical contractor to an applicant unless the applicant is, or employs, a person currently licensed as a mechanical administrator under AS 08.40. (b) Each applicant for a mechanical contractor's certificate of registration may employ more than one mechanical administrator. (c) If the relationship of the only mechanical administrator with a registered mechanical contractor is terminated, the registration is void 30 days after the next regularly scheduled mechanical administrator's examination unless the mechanical contractor has hired a licensed mechanical administrator in the interim.' 12 AAC 21.420 adds the 'mechanical, exempt' specialty for work exempt from administrator supervision. S-AK-AS-0818
Electrical contractor registration requires an AS 08.40 electrical administrator — AS 08.18.026 verbatim: '(a) The department may not issue a certificate of registration as an electrical contractor to an applicant unless the applicant is, or employs, a person currently licensed as an electrical administrator under AS 08.40. (b) Each applicant for an electrical contractor's certificate of registration may employ more than one electrical administrator. (c) If the relationship of the only electrical administrator with a registered electrical contractor is terminated, the registration is void 30 days after the next regularly scheduled examination unless the electrical contractor has hired a licensed electrical administrator in the interim.' S-AK-AS-0818
Residential contractor endorsement required for one-to-four-unit residential work — AS 08.18.025(a) verbatim: 'A general contractor may not undertake the construction or alteration, or submit a bid to undertake the construction or alteration of a privately-owned residential structure of one to four units or advertise or publicly represent that the general contractor may undertake work of this type in the state without a residential contractor endorsement issued under this section. In this subsection, "alteration" means changes that have a value greater than 25 percent of the value of the structure being altered.' Issuance (§ 08.18.025(b)): general contractor registration; pass the residential contractor examination ('offered by the department at least once each year in each judicial district … may be written or practical, may test competence in relation to arctic structural and thermal construction techniques and other matters'); apply within 12 months of passing; within the two years preceding application complete 'either the Alaska craftsman home program sponsored by the department, or its equivalent, or a postsecondary course in arctic engineering, or its equivalent'; 7-year screen (forgery, theft 1st/2nd degree, extortion, conspiracy to defraud creditors, felony involving dishonesty); pay the fees. S-AK-AS-0818
Handyman category: one project with aggregate contract price ≤ $10,000 — AS 08.18.071(b)(4) verbatim: the $5,000 bond covers a 'contractor whose work on one project with an aggregate contract price of $10,000 or less, including all labor, materials, and other items, when the work is not part of a larger or major operation or otherwise divided into contracts of less than $10,000 to evade a higher bonding requirement.' 12 AAC 21.700: a handyman registrant 'may (1) only submit bids for or work on projects within the scope of a contractor; (2) not perform or employ a person to perform activities requiring an electrical or mechanical administrator under AS 08.40; and (3) not perform or employ a person to perform activities requiring a residential contractor endorsement under AS 08.18.025.' FAQ verbatim: 'Starting January 1, 2015, a professional "General Contractor - Handyman" license is required. If someone is doing business under this license, the aggregate total of the project must not exceed $10,000 and they must carry public liability and property damage insurance as required by AS 08.18.101.' S-AK-CON4816
02 Which credentials this project can touch
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bathroom-remodel
Mechanical Contractor (needs an AS 08.40 mechanical administrator)
Bonds are priced separately — $25,000 general / $20,000 exclusively-residential endorsed / $10,000 mechanical or specialty / $5,000 handyman (AS 08.18.071(b)). Municipal permit fees are LOCAL_AUTHORITY_REQUIRED and are not published here.