| PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AUTHORITY GENERAL PURCHASING GUIDELINES |
| As authorized by HB 1972 of the 81st Texas Legislature, which became effective on June 19, 2009, the Port Authority may now purchase materials, supplies, machinery, equipment, or other items costing up to $50,000 without complying with competitive bidding requirements or proposal procedures. This is an increase from the old purchasing limit of $25,000. Our General Purchasing Guidelines have been revised as follows: |
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| Purchases less than $5,000 |
- No minimum number of quotes required.
- All purchases must be approved by the Department Director or his designee.
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| Purchases of $5,000 but less than $20,000* |
- A minimum of three quotes required.
- All purchases must be approved by the Department Director and applicable Deputy Port Director.
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| Purchases for Construction or Repair of Port Facilities and Equipment of $20,000 but less than $50,000* |
- A minimum of three quotes required.
- All purchases must be approved by the Department Director, applicable Deputy Port Director, and Executive Director.
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| Purchases for Marine and Rail Construction less than $50,000 |
- Exempt from a minimum of three quotes due to limited availability of local marine and rail contractors.
- All purchases must be approved for the dollar limits as outlined in items 1, 2, and 3 above.
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| Purchases of Cars, Truck, Boats, and Other Major Mobile Equipment (i.e., Tractors, Forklifts, Sweepers, Man Lifts, etc.) |
- Sealed bids required unless they can be purchased directly from state or federally approved purchasing programs.
- All purchases must be approved by the Port Commission.
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| Purchases over $50,000 |
- Sealed bids required unless they can be purchased directly from state or federally approved purchasing programs.
- All purchases must be approved by the Port Commission.
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| *Except marine and rail construction purchases. |
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