Alaska Residential Home Improvement Contract

Alaska Residential Home Improvement Contract

Before you use this: Complete every bracketed field and print the notice at the end on a separate page attached to this agreement. For a sale solicited and agreed away from the contractor's business location, use the companion Alaska door-to-door contract and its cancellation notices.

Agreement date: [__/__/____]

Owner: [FULL LEGAL NAME], [MAILING ADDRESS], [PHONE AND EMAIL]

Contractor: [LEGAL BUSINESS NAME], [BUSINESS ADDRESS], [PHONE AND EMAIL]

Contractor registration or license details: [NUMBER, CLASSIFICATION, EXPIRATION DATE]

Dwelling and project address: [ADDRESS, CITY, AK ZIP]

1. Work

Contractor will perform the work described in Exhibit A, attached and signed by both parties. Exhibit A identifies the work areas, materials, quantities, plans, exclusions, and cleanup. Contractor will provide labor, supervision, and the specified materials. Any work outside Exhibit A requires a signed change order under section 4.

Permits and inspections: [IDENTIFY EACH PERMIT AND REQUIRED INSPECTION; PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING, SCHEDULING, AND PAYING]. Contractor will begin work requiring a permit only after it is issued.

Start date or period: [DATE OR PERIOD]. Substantial completion date or period: [DATE OR PERIOD]. Access hours: [DAYS AND HOURS]. The parties will promptly document any agreed schedule change.

2. Price and payment

Total contract price: $[AMOUNT], including the work and materials in Exhibit A. Included taxes, permit costs, disposal, and delivery: [DETAILS]. Excluded costs, if any: [DETAILS OR NONE].

Contractor will provide an invoice describing work completed and payments received. Owner may identify disputed items in writing; the parties will document the amount, if any, to be withheld while those items are resolved.

3. Materials and site

Owner-provided materials, if any: [LIST / NONE]. Contractor-provided materials and substitutions: [LIST AND APPROVAL METHOD]. Contractor will protect adjacent areas, remove project debris, and leave the work area reasonably clean at completion. Owner will provide access, utilities, and [OTHER OWNER OBLIGATIONS / NONE].

4. Changes

A change to scope, price, materials, or timing is effective only when both parties sign a dated change order stating the change and its price and schedule effect. An emergency safety measure may be authorized by [NAMED PERSON AND METHOD]; the parties will record it in a signed change order as soon as practicable.

5. Completion and warranty

At substantial completion, the parties will inspect the work and record unfinished or disputed items in a signed punch list. The final payment event is stated in section 2. Signing a completion record confirms only the facts it states.

Contractor workmanship warranty: [TERM, COVERED WORK, CLAIM ADDRESS, AND EXCLUSIONS / NONE]. Manufacturer warranties: [IDENTIFY AND ATTACH / NONE]. This clause does not waive any nonwaivable right.

6. Termination and disputes

Either party may give written notice of a material breach, describing the breach and allowing [NUMBER] days to cure if cure is possible. If it is not cured, the nonbreaching party may terminate by written notice. The parties will account for completed work, delivered materials, prior payments, and any documented damage; disputed amounts remain subject to resolution.

The parties will first send written notice of a dispute to the addresses above and try to resolve it within [NUMBER] days. Alaska law governs this agreement. Additional dispute process agreed by both parties: [DETAILS / NONE]. Nothing in this paragraph replaces the attached statutory notice or changes a deadline imposed by law.

7. Entire agreement and signatures

This agreement, Exhibit A, the separate statutory notice, any attached warranties, and signed change orders form the parties' agreement. Other attachments: [LIST / NONE]. A change to this agreement must be signed by both parties. Notices under this agreement may be delivered to the addresses above unless a party supplies a replacement address in writing.

Owner signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Contractor signature: __________________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Contractor signer and title: [NAME AND TITLE]

Exhibit A — Work specifications

Owner initials: [____] Contractor initials: [____] Date: [__/__/____]

Notice of Potential Claims Must Be Provided within One Year.

ALASKA LAW AT AS 09.45.881 — 09.45.899 CONTAINS IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU MUST FOLLOW BEFORE YOU MAY FILE A COURT ACTION FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR REMODELING AGAINST THE DESIGNER, BUILDER, OR REMODELER OF YOUR HOME. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DISCOVERY OF A DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR REMODELING DEFECT, BEFORE YOU FILE A COURT ACTION, YOU MUST DELIVER TO THE DESIGNER, BUILDER, OR REMODELER A WRITTEN NOTICE OF ANY DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR REMODELING CONDITIONS YOU ALLEGE ARE DEFECTIVE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE YOUR DESIGNER, BUILDER, OR REMODELER WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN OFFER TO REPAIR OR PAY FOR THE DEFECTS. YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO ACCEPT ANY OFFER MADE BY THE DESIGNER, BUILDER, OR REMODELER. THERE ARE STRICT DEADLINES AND PROCEDURES UNDER STATE LAW, AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW THEM MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A COURT ACTION. ALASKA LAW AT AS 09.45.895 CONTAINS LIMITATIONS TO THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES THAT MAY BE RECOVERED IN A COURT ACTION FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR REMODELING.

Purchaser or authorized representative signature: ____________________ Date: [__/__/____]

Printed name: [NAME]

Statutory source: AS 09.45.893