(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.