Purpose
San Diego Municipal Code § 22.3601
in effect§22.3601 Purpose
The City Council wants to create programs intended to enhance diversity in City contracts, increase competition, and stimulate the local economy by providing opportunities to small and local businesses. In addition, the City has a compelling interest in ensuring that it is neither an active nor passive participant in marketplace discrimination, and in promoting equal opportunity for all segments of the contracting community. This Division, therefore, establishes a small and local business program for public works contracts, consultant contracts, contracts for goods, and contracts for services which includes: (1) small and local business bid preferences and mandatory subcontractor participation requirements for major public works, consultant contracts, contracts for goods and contracts for services and (2) sheltered competition programs for minor public works, consultant contracts, contracts for goods, and contracts for services. This program is intended to provide a race and gender-neutral tool to expand opportunities for, and develop the capacity of, small and local firms so that all segments of the community may participate in City contracts.
(“Purpose” added 9-3-2002 by O-19095 N.S.)
(Amended 2-4-2010 by O-19922 N.S; effective 7-1-2010.)
(Amended 8-10-2022 by O-21516 N.S.; effective 9-9-2022.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art02Division36.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026