Making the Grade

Commission on Human Rights,

September 1, 2016

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

CCHR has a small procurement budget consisting mainly of spending on goods and standard services. CCHR significantly increased its spend with both Asian American and Hispanic American-owned firms, far surpassing LL 1 goals, but saw a decrease in its spend with Black American-owned firms. The increases enabled the agency to raise its grade from a C to a B.

About CCHR

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

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/cchr/index.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2016 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% $354
Professional Services $0 0.00% $770 No Goal $0 0.00% $3,988 15.90% $142,783
Standard Services $13,675 79.38% $75,029 1742.15% $0 0.00% $1,148 8.00% $53,704
Goods < $100K $108 0.50% $27,320 110.01% $64,236 413.87% $29,853 38.47% $188,897
Total LL174 Spending $13,783 $103,119 $64,236 $34,990 $385,738
Weighted Grade F A A 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
$601,866 $354 $147,541 $143,556 $310,415

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.06% 24.51% 23.85% 51.58%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $13,675 $108
Asian American $0 $770 $75,029 $27,320
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $64,236
Women $0 $3,988 $1,148 $29,853

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 9.53% 0.03%
Asian American 0.00% 0.52% 52.26% 8.80%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 20.69%
Women 0.00% 2.70% 0.80% 9.62%

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% 79.38% 0.50%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 1742.15% 110.01%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 413.87%
Women 0.00% 15.90% 8.00% 38.47%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 19.19% F 1 3.25
Asian American 625.65% A 5
Hispanic American 213.46% A 5
Women 25.65% D 2

Subcontract Data

Commission on Human Rights, FY 2016

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