Hire Houston First Program—Purchases of personal property.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 15-177
in effectSec. 15-177. - Hire Houston First Program—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 city business and whose bid is within three percent of the lowest bid price received by the city from a bidder who is not a city business, the city shall, subject to the provisions of section 15-181, 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 city business, 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 city business and whose bid is within five percent of the lowest bid price received by the city from a bidder that is not a city business, the city shall, subject to the provisions of section 15-181, 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 city business, as defined in this article.
(Ord. No. 2013-428, § 10(Exh. A), 5-8-2013, eff. 7-1-2013)
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_ARTXIHIHOFI_S15-177HIHOFIPRURPEPRFetched: 10/26/2026