Purchases of personal property.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 15-187
in effectSec. 15-187. - Purchases of personal property.
(a) Contracts of $100,000.00 or more. In purchasing any personal property that is not affixed to real property, if the city receives one or more bids from a bidder that is a VOSB or SDVOSB and whose bid is within three percent of the lowest bid price received by the city from a bidder who is not a VOSB or SDVOSB, the city shall, subject to the provisions of section 15-98, enter into a contract with a value of $100,000.00 or more with:
(1) The lowest bidder; or
(2) The bidder that is a VOSB or SDVOSB, as defined in this article.
(b) Contracts under $100,000.00. In purchasing any personal property that is not affixed to real property, if the city receives one or more bids from a bidder that is a VOSB or SDVOSB and whose bid is within five percent of the lowest bid price received by the city from a bidder that is not a VOSB or SDVOSB, the city shall, subject to the provisions of section 15-98, enter into a contract for an expenditure of less than $100,000.00 with:
(1) The lowest bidder; or
(2) The bidder that is a VOSB or SDVOSB, as defined in this article.
(Ord. No. 2025-378, § 17(Exh. A), 5-7-2025)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH15CO_ARTXIIVENEBUEN_S15-187PUPEPRFetched: 10/26/2026