Policies
- Anti-Lobbying Ordinance and Rules
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Anti-Lobbying and Procurement Ordinance (PDF, 270KB)
Anti-Lobbying and Procurement Rules (PDF, 328KB)
Search solicitations to identify the authorized contact for each solicitation.
- Procurement Ethics
- Conflict of Interest
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The City Clerk’s office manages conflict of interest filings with the City.
- No Gift
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City of Austin employees are not allowed to accept gifts from vendors. This includes paying for meals. If you customarily send a token of appreciation to your customers, the City asks that you please not send any item to City employees or offices. There are many worthy organizations in our community that would be happy to receive such items, and will be able to see that they go to people in need. Your assistance is appreciated.
- Workplace Conditions
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The City of Austin adopted the Procurement Code for Humane Workplace Conditions (Work place Conditions Code) set forth in Ordinance No. 20070621-152 to encourage responsible contracting and to eliminate inadvertent support of vendors using illegal sweatshop labor. The ordinance was not intended to prevent the City or its vendors from doing business with companies that have operations in a foreign country.
Programs
Construction Training Program
The Construction Training Program (CTP) was created to foster training opportunities in the construction trades to develop a pool of qualified, ready-to-work skilled and semi-skilled workers while providing economic opportunities to the Austin community.
Contractor Performance Evaluation Program
The Contractor Performance Evaluation (CPE)Program applies to Consultants and Construction Contractors performing work on construction contracts.
Local Preference Procurement Program
The City defines Local Business as any person or corporate entity with headquarters located in Greater Austin (“Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area”) including the counties of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, and Williamson.
Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program
Firms can become a certified Minority-owned or Women-owned Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE), contact the City’s Small and Minority Business Resources (SMBR) Department for assistance. Learn more on the department’s page or contact the office at 512-974-7600.
Small Business Program
The City defines Small Business as any person or corporate entity holding a recognized certification that, among the certification’s requirements, includes compliance with the US Small Business Administration’s Small Business Size Standard.
Living Wage Program
The Current Living Wage Amount is $20.80 per hour for contracts executed during the City’s 2024 Fiscal Year, which is effective from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.
Prevailing Wages Program
This program applies to construction contracts and is governed by the Department of Labor-established prevailing wage rates and Texas Statute 2258.
Wage Theft Program
On December 12, 2022, Council amended City Code Title 4 by establishing wage theft standards in the City.