The bis (3-dimethylammonium-1-propyne) pentachlorobismuthate (III) exhibits a structural phase transition at T 1 =(337±2 K), which has been characterized by differential scanning calorimetric, X-ray powder analysis, AC conductivity and dielectric measurements. The dielectric dispersion yielded the real and imaginary parts of impedance of (C 5 H 10 N) 2 BiCl 5 in the form of a semicircle in a complex plane. Besides, a Cole-Cole plot was observed at frequencies ranging from 209 Hz to 5 MHz, whose result was found to fit the theoretical resistor-capacitor parallel circuit model. The temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity in the different phases follows the Arrhenius law. The frequencydependent conductivity data were fitted in the modified power law: s ¼ s dc þ B 1 ðT Þw s 1 þ B 2 ðT Þw s 2 . The imaginary part of the permittivity constant is analyzed with the Cole-Cole formalism. With regard to the modulus plot, it can be characterized by full width at half height or in terms of a non-exponential decay function fðtÞ ¼ exp Àt. Besides, the activation energy responsible for relaxation has been evaluated and found to be close the DC conductivity.