(a) After consultation with the using agency and the attorney general and after a hearing 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, the commissioner of administration or the commissioner of transportation and public facilities may debar a person for cause from consideration for award of contracts. Notice of a debarment hearing shall be provided in writing at least seven days before the hearing. The debarment may not be for a period of more than three years.
(b) The commissioner of administration or the commissioner of transportation and public facilities, after consultation with the using agency and the attorney general, may suspend a person from consideration for award of contracts if there is probable cause for debarment and compelling reasons require suspension to protect state interests. The suspension may not be for a period exceeding three months.
(c) The authority to debar or suspend shall be exercised in accordance with regulations adopted by the commissioner of administration.