Making the Grade

Commission on Human Rights,

September 1, 2015

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

CCHR has a small procurement budget consisting mainly of spending on goods and standard services. CCHR increased its spend with Women-owned firms, but saw a decrease it its spend with Black American firms, and as such, secured a C grade for the second consecutive year.

About CCHR

The City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) investigates an average of 1,000 allegations of discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations, as well as bias-related harassment each year. In addition, the CCHR initiates investigations and prosecutions of systemic Human Rights Law violations.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2015 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% $0 No Goal $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $27,671
Standard Services $14,400 217.77% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $40,703
Goods < $100K $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $5,751 74.92% $20,323 52.95% $127,459
Total LL174 Spending $14,400 $0 $5,751 $20,323 $195,833
Weighted Grade C F C D 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
$236,308 $0 $27,671 $55,103 $153,533

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 11.71% 23.32% 64.97%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $14,400 $0
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $5,751
Women $0 $0 $0 $20,323

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 26.13% 0.00%
Asian American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3.75%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 13.24%

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% 217.77% 0.00%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 0.00% 0.00%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 74.92%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 52.95%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 50.78% C 3 2.25
Asian American 0.00% F 1
Hispanic American 48.68% C 3
Women 34.40% D 2

Subcontract Data

Commission on Human Rights, FY 2015

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
No Data No Data No Data
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Asian American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Hispanic American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Women No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Industry Total No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
$242 billion
Aug
2022