Policies

Anti-Lobbying Ordinance and Rules

Anti-Lobbying and Procurement Ordinance (PDF, 270KB)

Anti-Lobbying and Procurement Rules (PDF, 328KB)

Search solicitations to identify the authorized contact for each solicitation.

No Lobbying Report


Procurement Ethics

Purchasing Ethics Policy (PDF, 182KB) 


Conflict of Interest

The City Clerk’s office manages conflict of interest filings with the City.

Learn how to file a conflict of interest form.


No Gift

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

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.

Workplace Conditions Ordinance (PDF, 406 KB)


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.

Construction Training Program

Contractor Performance Evaluation Program

The Contractor Performance Evaluation (CPE)Program applies to Consultants and Construction Contractors performing work on construction contracts.

Performance Evaluation

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.

Local Preference

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.

SMBR Department

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.

Small Business

Living Wage Program

The Current Living Wage Amount is $21.63 per hour for contracts executed during the City’s 2025 Fiscal Year, which is effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025.

Living Wage

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.

Prevailing Wage

Wage Theft Program

On December 12, 2022, Council amended City Code Title 4 by establishing wage theft standards in the City.

Wage Theft