Eastwind, Inc. v. State

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

At issue in this appeal is whether the new wage rate determination provisions of the 1993 amendments to AS 36.05.010 apply to public construction contracts bid on prior to the effective date of the amendments. We hold that they do not.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Effective September 22, 1993, the legislature amended AS 36.05.010, the Little Davis-Bacon Act (Act). 1 Prior to amendment the Act required that all contractors with public works contracts pay their employees no less than the prevailing wage rate for work of a similar nature in the relevant…