- (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a hearing shall be conducted according to AS 36.30.670 and, to the extent they do not conflict with regulations adopted under AS 44.64.060, regulations adopted by the commissioner of administration on a contract claim appealed to the commissioner of administration or the commissioner of transportation and public facilities or referred to either commissioner under AS 36.30.620(f).
- (b) Except as provided in AS 36.30.627(a)(1), within 15 days after receipt of an appeal on a contract claim, the commissioner of administration or the commissioner of transportation and public facilities, as appropriate, may adopt the decision of the procurement officer as the final decision without a hearing.