Each AWP account is associated with a specific person, and it will be your responsibility to keep your username and password safe. Your account is what you will use to electronically sign the payroll that you submit.

There are three steps to access AWP to submit Certified Payroll and they must be completed in order.

1. Check the AASHTOWare Vendor List to confirm your company appears and to look up their IRIS Vendor ID if need be.
   
   If your company does NOT appear (or does not appear as you would expect – i.e. name changes) fill out the Substitute Form W-9 and email it to the address listed on the top of the form. Your company's Vendor Name will be the Business Name from your Substitute W-9. If the Business Name is not populated, the Vendor Name will be the Legal Name from the Substitute W-9. In your email, request a 913-commodity code be added to the vendor record (required for the company to appear on the vendor list).

2. Sign up for a MyAlaska account. This doesn't need to be your personal account tied to your PFD or fishing license, you can create another account for business.

3. Fill out the User Access Request Form and send it to dot.aashtoware@alaska.gov. Only submit a User Access Request Form when the company for which you are submitting payroll appears on the AASHTOWare Vendor List.

Next Steps:

Make a request for Contract Authority. Provide your Username, the company you are submitting payroll for, and the DOT Contract ID to the DOT Contract Staff. If you are a subcontractor or owner-operator, you can make this request to the Prime and they will forward the request to the DOT Contract Staff.

You must request Contract Authority from the DOT Contract Staff for every Contract for which you want to submit payroll. Include your username, the contractor you will be submitting payroll for and the DOT Contract ID for which you need Contract Authority. If you are subcontractor or Owner Operator you can send this request to the Prime and they will forward it to the DOT Contract Staff. Once the DOT Contract Staff has granted you Contract Authority you will be able to see the contract, when you click Show first 10 under the Vendor Payroll collapsible on your dashboard.

If you are working for the Prime and are unsure of who the DOT contact is, reach out to the Superintendent for that Contract. DOT Contract Specific Contact information is usually disseminated at the Preconstruction Conference and delivered as part of the agenda and is also listed on the Notice to Proceed.

For MyAlaska User Accounts: Resetting your password can be done through your MyAlaska account by clicking the "Forgot my Password" link.

For existing AWP User Accounts: Sign up for a MyAlaska account and submit the AWP to MyAlaska User Transfer Form to dot.aashtoware@alaska.gov . Once you receive email confirmation you'll be able to login to AWP using your MyAlaska credentials and can reset your own password anytime you need to.

Sign up for an account at MyAlaska. If you don't have an AWP account OR need access to an additional vendor, populate the User Access Request Form and send it to dot.aashtoware@alaska.gov. If you already have an AWP account, after you have a MyAlaska account fill out the AWP to MyAlaska Transfer Form and submit it to dot.aashtoware@alaska.gov. Once you receive email confirmation you will be able to login to AWP using your MyAlaska User ID and Password.

Using your MyAlaska account has many perks!

• You can reset your own password.
• Your account won't expire.
• You will no longer receive automated emails from the State of Alaska telling you to reset your password or warning you of account expiration.
• You can have multiple MyAlaska accounts, so there is no need to tie your PFD or fishing license to your ability to sign and certify payroll.

We host zoom meetings every Monday morning and answer questions of any contractor who attends. This is an opportunity to share screens and address questions specific to those in attendance.

NOTE:

Join us every Monday at  9 a.m. (excluding State of Alaska holidays) for our virtual Contractor Q&A session.

Join the zoom session on your computer
OR
Join by phone: +1 301 715 8592
Meeting ID: 838 8195 9552
Passcode: DOT

If you still have questions or can't make our weekly meeting, don't worry! Apex Alaska is available to help with entering payrolls. They can sit down with you and guide you step-by-step through submitting your payroll in AWP. You can reach them at: info@apexalaska.org or (800) 478-7232

Alaska DOLWD and DOT&PF staff will be able to see the information that is appropriate for their position. Prime contractors will be able to see, and review, all of their subcontractors' payroll prior to forwarding it to the DOLWD and DOT&PF in the system. AWP will take care of redacting personally identifiable information for you. 

New functionality in AWP allows you to see who has access to your company's payroll. Check out the Managing Vendor Authority QRG for more information. 

Yes, Owner Operators are required to submit their certified payroll in AASHTOWare Project too. Each Owner Operator will need to follow the steps listed above under How do I get access?

Even though some accounting systems are set up to export payroll data in XML format, they must be customized to take into account how Alaska has chosen to use each field. For XML resources visit the Resources page.

If there is an employee that no longer works for your company, or should no longer have access to your company's payroll in AWP, please email dot.aashtoware@alaska.gov requesting that their access be revoked and provide the following information for that individual:

• User ID (if available)
• First name, Last name and middle initial
• Company Name (for which the individual's access should be removed)

DOT will send a confirmation email once the user's vendor authority is inactivated. Once the user's access is inactivated, they will no longer be able to access sensitive payroll information.