Responsibilities and enforcement.
San Antonio City Code § 2-647
in effectSec. 2-647. - Responsibilities and enforcement.
(a) The finance department, purchasing division ("purchasing"), shall establish a methodology for certification as a VOSB. The city may rely on a party's inclusion in the database of VOSBs maintained by the U.S. Small Business Administration, or certification by another public or private entity that uses similar certification procedures.
(b) The purchasing division shall provide written guidance to departments upon implementation of this article, and shall work with the director of the city's economic development department to provide interpretive guidance and criteria related to joint ventures seeking preferences under this and other city programs to ensure uniform application that meets the intent of this article.
(c) The submission of documentation by a person or business entity that is required to establish status as a VOSB, or to demonstrate the existence of and participation in a joint venture, that is found to contain false information is grounds for debarment.
(d) Successor authority. The departmental roles and responsibilities established by this article are extended to any successor department or division that performs comparable duties, in the event of an organizational restructuring or the creation of new or changed departments or divisions, or as otherwise provided by the city manager.
(Ord. No. 2013-12-05-0864, § 1, 12-5-13; Ord. No. 2014-11-13-0924, § 2, 11-13-14)
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