Alaska Concrete Contractor License Requirements (2026)

Regulatory Body

Under Alaska Statutes AS 08.18 (Construction Contractors); 12 AAC 21 (Construction Contractors regulations), Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development — Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Construction Contractors Section (DCCED CBPL) is the body that issues this license and enforces compliance with it. The Construction Contractors Section of DCCED issues contractor endorsements statewide (General Contractor with Residential, General Contractor without Residential, Specialty, Mechanical, Handyman), enforces the surety bond and insurance requirements of AS 08.18, and processes disciplinary actions. Electrical administrator and mechanical administrator certificates of fitness are issued separately by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Mechanical Inspection Section.

Official portal: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/ConstructionContractors.aspx
Address: P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Phone: (907) 465-2550

Eligibility Requirements

This guide does not establish a minimum applicant age; confirm any age requirement with the issuing authority. Check the current application for identification and tax-number requirements. Use the cited state or local route for business-entity, identity, and residency requirements.

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Good moral character

Use the current application for the selected concrete route; this guide does not add a separate concrete character standard.

Background investigation

Follow the actual issuing authority’s current application and disclosure rules; no universal concrete-specific fingerprint rule is stated here.

Experience and Education

No fixed number of years of experience is set out in the cited sources for this credential; instead, the controlling requirement is Alaska does not publish a state concrete-experience or trade-examination requirement for this specialty-contractor registration..

Accepted proof of experience or eligibility

Current Alaska Specialty Contractor Registration application
Required bond, insurance, and workers’ compensation documentation when applicable

Exam Requirements

This credential carries no state-administered written exam under the cited sources. What governs instead is: No Alaska concrete trade examination is published for Specialty Contractor registration.

Examination fee: No state concrete trade-examination fee is published.

Insurance and Bonds

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A contractor license surety bond of $10,000, on the DCCED CBPL's prescribed form, is a precondition to issuance.

General liability

Specialty contractors must maintain the bond and insurance required by Alaska construction-contractor law and DCBPL’s current registration materials.

Workers' compensation

Provide workers’ compensation documentation when coverage is required for the contractor’s workforce.

Additional financial requirements

No separate concrete financial statement is identified for this registration.

Fee Schedule

Fee	Amount
Application (non-refundable)	$100
Initial license	$250
Renewal (every 2 years)	$250

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To turn these board fees into a realistic year-one budget — bond premium, liability insurance, and exam prep included — open the cost calculator preloaded for Alaska concrete contractor.

Renewal and Continuing Education

Renewal of the Alaska Concrete Contractor — Specialty Contractor Registration — Concrete and Paving Contractor comes due every 2 years. As cited, the renewal fee stands at $250. Confirm the current DCBPL specialty-contractor renewal schedule and fee.

Reciprocity

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The NASCLA Accredited Examination is not accepted by Alaska for this classification.

Reciprocal State	Accepted Exam	Conditions
No formal bilateral reciprocity agreements identified.

Alaska does not publish a concrete-specific reciprocity program.

Weighing more than one jurisdiction? The national hub compares Concrete Contractor license requirements in every state — exam, bond, fee, and experience thresholds side by side.

Concrete Contractor Licensing in Other States

Contractors working near a state line, or weighing where to qualify first, should compare Alaska's requirements against the states most often compared against it before committing to an application:

Washington Concrete Contractor License Requirements — Washington Concrete Specialty Contractor Registration
Oregon Concrete Contractor License Requirements — Oregon Construction Contractor License — No Separate Concrete Classification
Idaho Concrete Contractor License Requirements — Idaho Concrete Contractor Registration — No Separate Concrete License
California Concrete Contractor License Requirements — California Class C-8 — Concrete Contractor

Step-by-Step Application Roadmap

Identify the governing concrete route. Use Alaska’s Concrete and Paving specialty-contractor registration only for work within the specialty-contractor trade limit.
Use the official application materials. Confirm the current classification, threshold, coverage, entity, fee, and qualifying-party requirements in the cited official materials.
Obtain project approvals. Complete the local permit, plan-review, inspection, and separately regulated-trade requirements before starting work.
Assemble the project-specific file. Keep the classification or registration record, insurance or bond evidence, contract scope, and the documents required by Alaska's permitting authority together before applying for a permit or beginning work.
Keep state authority and project approval aligned. Do not let a broad contractor credential, registration, or specialty label substitute for the actual project permit, plan review, inspection, or separately licensed trade requirement.

Application Checklist

The items below are the ones worth confirming before the application is filed with DCCED CBPL:

Match the actual concrete scope, project type, and value to the cited state or local route
Complete the current business, registration, classification, bond, insurance, or qualifying-party requirements that apply
Confirm local permits, plans, inspections, and any separately regulated work before bidding
Project scope, value, and work location matched to the actual state route
Permit, inspection, zoning, right-of-way, and separately regulated-trade requirements confirmed

Common Filing Mistakes

Drawn from the board instructions and sources cited on this page, the pitfalls below are the ones most likely to slow down or sink a Alaska Concrete Contractor application.

Using a different contractor classification

Concrete, paving, and broader contractor classifications can have different scopes. Use the official scope for the actual work.

Skipping the local project authority

State registration or a state classification does not replace local permits, inspections, or project-specific approval requirements.

Bidding outside the actual concrete scope

A classification, registration, or exemption must match the particular concrete scope and project facts; it is not blanket authority for unrelated or separately regulated work.

Study and Reference Materials

What follows are the regulator-cited and commonly used preparation references for this trade. They appear here for convenience only; CLR takes no compensation for them.

Alaska DCCED — Specialty Contractor Trades List — Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development — Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Construction Contractors Section. Use this primary source to confirm the current concrete route and project-specific requirements.
Alaska DCBPL — Construction Contractor FAQs — Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development — Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Construction Contractors Section. Use this primary source to confirm the current concrete route and project-specific requirements.

Other Alaska Trade Licenses

CLR covers other Alaska trades as well — the published guides below may be more relevant:

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Alaska have a separate concrete contractor license?

Alaska regulates concrete work through a broader contractor-license structure rather than a separate concrete board. The DCBPL specialty-contractor trades list identifies Concrete and Paving Contractor under 12 AAC 21.270. Specialty contractors generally perform work requiring no more than three trades; work outside that limit can require a general or residential contractor registration.

What route applies to this concrete project?

Use Alaska’s Concrete and Paving specialty-contractor registration only for work within the specialty-contractor trade limit.

Do permits still matter?

Yes. Confirm the project jurisdiction’s permit, plan-review, inspection, and separately regulated-trade requirements.

Does the statewide route replace local concrete permits or approvals?

No. The statewide route described here is separate from the permit, inspection, zoning, right-of-way, and project-specific contractor requirements set by Alaska's permitting authority.

Primary Sources

Regulatory requirements on this page are drawn from the official board, statute, and exam-provider materials listed below.

Verified 2026-09-08 · Next scheduled review 2026-12-07

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2026-09-08: Shared template updated to distinguish unspecified eligibility requirements, retain cost qualifications, and use consistent headings. Source-check dates are unchanged by presentation updates.