Making the Grade

Department of Buildings,

September 1, 2015

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DOB had limited M/WBE spending across the board, only meeting its goal in one category, Women-owned firms in goods. As such, DOB received a grade of a D for the second year in a row.

About DOB

The Department of Buildings (DOB) ensures the safe and lawful use of more than 975,000 buildings and properties by enforcing the City’s Building Code, the City’s Zoning Resolution, New York State Labor Law and New York State Multiple Dwelling Law. DOB enforces compliance with these regulations and promotes worker and public safety through its review and approval of building plans, permitting and licensing functions, and inspections.

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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% $915,505 No Goal $0 0.00% $216,782 42.52% $1,867,032
Standard Services $0 0.00% $41,714 23.50% $0 0.00% $88,049 14.88% $5,788,372
Goods < $100K $795 0.94% $19,822 20.46% $13,368 22.07% $303,339 100.17% $873,921
Total LL174 Spending $795 $977,041 $13,368 $608,170 $8,529,324
Weighted Grade F D F 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
$10,128,698 $0 $2,999,319 $5,918,134 $1,211,245

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 29.61% 58.43% 11.96%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $0 $795
Asian American $0 $915,505 $41,714 $19,822
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $13,368
Women $0 $216,782 $88,049 $303,339

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% 0.07%
Asian American 0.00% 30.52% 0.70% 1.64%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.10%
Women 0.00% 7.23% 1.49% 25.04%

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% 0.94%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 23.50% 20.46%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 22.07%
Women 0.00% 42.52% 14.88% 100.17%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.11% F 1 1.5
Asian American 22.98% D 2
Hispanic American 2.64% F 1
Women 33.26% D 2

Subcontract Data

Department of Buildings, 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
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2022