Making the Grade

Business Integrity Commission,

November 13, 2017

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Business Integrity Commission (BIC) had $574,000 in total M/WBE-eligible spending, primarily composed of goods (69%). BIC received a C grade, earning an A grade with Asian Americans, a C grade with Black-owned businesses, a D grade with Hispanic Americans, and an F grade with women-owned firms. In FY 2017, ACS spent $105,000 with M/WBEs, an increase of $96,000 since FY 2016 and $66,000 since FY 2015, but a decline of $1.2 million since FY 2014. In FY 2017, 18.3% of BIC’s spending went to M/WBEs compared to 71.3% in FY 2014.

About BIC

The Business Integrity Commission (BIC) regulates and monitors the trade waste hauling industry and the wholesalers and businesses operating in the City’s public wholesale markets, and ensures the integrity of businesses in these industries.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/bic/html/home/home.shtml

Agency Fiscal Year 2017 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0
Professional Services $0 0.00% $23,125 No Goal $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $58,016
Standard Services $0 0.00% $3,109 107.70% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $93,104
Goods < $100K $16,335 58.90% $42,072 132.75% $8,785 44.35% $11,242 11.35% $317,730
Total LL174 Spending $16,335 $68,305 $8,785 $11,242 $468,850
Weighted Grade C A D F N/A

$ = the dollar amount spent in the Local Law 174 eligible category. % = the percentage of the Local Law 174 target that was achieved.

* Letter grades are calculated using a weighted average of agency spending across population groups and sectors. All dollars and percents are based on Local Law 174 and exclude categories described in Appendix D: Methodology. For a complete worksheet detailing how this agency grade was calculated, see Appendix B: Worksheets.

M/WBE Letter Grade Worksheet

Reference: Local Law 174 Target Spending Percent

Category C PS SS G
African American (AFA) 8% 12% 12% 7%
Asian American (AA) 8% No Goal 3% 8%
Hispanic American (HA) 4% 8% 6% 5%
Women (W) 18% 17% 10% 25%
C: Construction  PS: Professional Services. SS: Standard Services G: Goods

Reference: Grade Scale

Weighted % Score Avg. Score Grade
> 80 5 > 4.25 A
> 60 4 > 3.25 B
> 40 3 > 2.25 C
> 20 2 > 1.25 D
< 20 1 < 1.25 F

Step 1: Total Eligible Spending Per Industry

Total Eligible Spending C PS SS G
$573,516 $0 $81,140 $96,212 $396,164

Step 2: Weighted Matrix (Industry Spending/Total Eligible Spending)

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 14.15% 16.78% 69.08%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $0 $16,335
Asian American $0 $23,125 $3,109 $42,072
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $8,785
Women $0 $0 $0 $11,242

Step 4: Actual Spending Percentage (Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending/Industry Spending)

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.12%
Asian American 0.00% 28.50% 3.23% 10.62%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.22%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.84%

Step 5: LL174 M/WBE Spending as Percentage of Target Achieved (Actual Spending Percentage/LL174 Target)

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 58.90%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 107.70% 132.75%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 44.35%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 11.35%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 40.69% C 3 2.75
Asian American 127.85% A 5
Hispanic American 30.64% D 2
Women 7.84% F 1

Subcontract Data

Business Integrity Commission, FY 2017

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
No Data $0 $0
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Industry Total $0 $0 $0 $0 No Data
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