Purchases of personal property.
San Antonio City Code § 2-663
in effectSec. 2-663. - Purchases of personal property.
(a) Contracts of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) to under five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00). In purchasing any personal property that is not affixed to real property, if the city receives one (1) or more bids from a bidder that is a city business and whose bid is within five (5) percent of the lowest bid price received by the city from a bidder who is not a city business, the city shall enter into a contract that requires an expenditure of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) to under five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) with the bidder that is a city business.
(b) Contracts of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or more. In purchasing any personal property that is not affixed to real property, if the city receives one (1) or more bids from a bidder that is a city business and whose bid is within three (3) percent of the lowest bid price received by the city from a bidder who is not a city business, the city shall enter into a contract that requires an expenditure of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) or more with the bidder that is a city business.
(c) When a bidder is a joint venture, each joint venture partner must meet the definition of a city business to be eligible for the preference described in this section.
(Ord. No. 2013-12-05-0865, § 2, 12-5-13; Ord. No. 2014-11-13-0923, § 2, 11-13-14; Ord. No. 2022-12-15-0981, § 2, 12-15-22)
Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH2AD_ARTXIILOPRPR_S2-663PUPEPRFetched: 10/27/2026