(a) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall lease space for the use of the state or an agency wherever it is necessary and feasible, subject to compliance with the requirements of this chapter. A lease may not provide for a period of occupancy greater than 40 years. An agency requiring office, warehouse, or other space shall lease the space through the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities .
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 36.30.080
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b)[Repealed, Sec. 11 ch 75 SLA 1994].(c) If the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities , the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska, the legislative council, or the supreme court intends to enter into or renew a lease of real property with an annual rent to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities , University of Alaska, legislative council, or supreme court that is anticipated to exceed $500,000, or with total lease payments that exceed $2,500,000 for the full term of the lease, including any renewal options that are defined in the lease, the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities , the Board of Regents, the legislative council, or supreme court shall provide notice to the legislature. The notice must include the anticipated annual lease obligation amount and the total lease payments for the full term of the lease. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities , the Board of Regents, the legislative council, and the supreme court may not enter into or renew a lease of real property(1) requiring notice under this subsection unless the proposed lease or renewal of a lease has been approved by the legislature by law; an appropriation for the rent payable during the initial period of the lease or the initial period of lease renewal constitutes approval of the proposed lease or renewal of a lease for purposes of this paragraph;(2) under this subsection if the total of all optional renewal periods provided for in the lease exceeds the original term of the lease exclusive of the total period of all renewal options.(d) When evaluating proposals for a lease of space, the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall consider, in addition to lease costs, the life cycle costs, function, indoor environment, public convenience, planning, design, appearance, and location of the proposed building.(e) When considering leasing space, the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities should consider whether leasing is likely to be the least costly means to provide the space.(f) When acquiring leased space of 7,000 square feet or less, the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may procure the leased space using the procedures for small procurements under Alaska Stat. § 36.30.320, providing public notice is given to prospective offerors in the market area.
