Making the Grade

Business Integrity Commission,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Business Integrity Commission had $173,820 in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 11% on professional services, 52% on standard services, and 37% on goods. BIC received a B grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, a B grade with Hispanic Americans, and a C grade with women-owned firms. In FY 21, BIC spent $67,040 with M/WBEs, a decrease of $86,217 since FY 20. This represents 39% M/WBE spending, an 11 percentage point decrease in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, BIC decreased their spending by $1.2 million, which represents a 33 percentage point decrease in M/WBE spending.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2021 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% $7,320 No Goal $0 0.00% $4,767 70.45% $6,365
Standard Services $0 0.00% $12,841 143.94% $5,360 58.20% $19,193 72.65% $52,898
Goods < $100K $0 0.00% $5,773 83.76% $5,874 127.68% $5,912 29.78% $47,517
Total LL174 Spending $0 $25,934 $11,234 $29,872 $106,781
Weighted Grade F A B C 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
$173,820 $0 $18,453 $90,291 $65,076

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 10.62% 51.95% 37.44%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $0 $0
Asian American $0 $7,320 $12,841 $5,773
Hispanic American $0 $0 $5,360 $5,874
Women $0 $4,767 $19,193 $5,912

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% 0.00%
Asian American 0.00% 39.67% 14.22% 8.87%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 5.94% 9.03%
Women 0.00% 25.84% 21.26% 9.08%

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% 0.00%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 143.94% 83.76%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 58.20% 127.68%
Women 0.00% 70.45% 72.65% 29.78%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% F 1 3.25
Asian American 150.93% A 5
Hispanic American 78.03% B 4
Women 56.36% C 3

Subcontract Data

Business Integrity Commission, FY 2021

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$0 $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 $0
$242 billion
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2022