Making the Grade

Department of City Planning,

July 1, 2014

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DCP had no procurement with Black American businesses in any industry and only marginal procurement with Hispanic American businesses in one category: goods. However, the agency’s procurement with Asian American businesses in goods and with Women-owned businesses in both goods and professional services raised the overall grade to a C.

About DCP

The Department of City Planning (DCP) promotes strategic growth, transit-oriented development and sustainable communities to enhance quality of life in the City, in part by initiating comprehensive planning and zoning changes for individual neighborhoods and business districts, as well as by establishing citywide policies and zoning regulations.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2014 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% $2,378 No Goal $0 0.00% $56,590 408.23% $22,576
Standard Services $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $60,099
Goods < $100K $0 0.00% $38,482 104.92% $2,533 11.05% $37,007 32.29% $380,438
Total LL174 Spending $0 $40,859 $2,533 $93,597 $463,112
Weighted Grade F A F A 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
$600,102 $0 $81,544 $60,099 $458,459

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 13.59% 10.01% 76.40%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $0 $0
Asian American $0 $2,378 $0 $38,482
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $2,533
Women $0 $56,590 $0 $37,007

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% 2.92% 0.00% 8.39%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.55%
Women 0.00% 69.40% 0.00% 8.07%

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 0.00% 104.92%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 11.05%
Women 0.00% 408.23% 0.00% 32.29%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% F 1 3
Asian American 92.76% A 5
Hispanic American 8.44% F 1
Women 80.14% A 5

Subcontract Data

Department of City Planning, FY 2014

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