Fresno creates 5% contract preference for veteran-owned businesses

Fresno is creating a contracting preference for qualifying local veteran-owned businesses. The ordinance gives those businesses a 5% preference for eligible professional consulting services and allows a similar preference for certain purchases and public works below the current $184,000 formal bid limit. Veteran-owned businesses must self-certify under penalty of perjury, and the preference does not apply when fewer than three businesses provide the needed consulting service or when state or federal funding could be jeopardized. The ordinance takes effect 31 days after final passage; the source does not provide the council vote or final-passage date.

BILL - (For Introduction) - Adding Section 4-118 to Chapter 4 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to a Veterans’ Preference

Nov 12, 2026ID 26-1489: BILL - (For Introduction) - Adding Section 4-118 to Chapter 4 of the Fresno Municipal Code relating to a Veterans’ PreferenceSource documentPDF