Making the Grade

Department of City Planning,

September 1, 2016

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DCP significantly increased its spending with Hispanic American-owned firms and surpassed LL 1 goals with Asian American-owned firms in goods procurement. However, DCP failed to make inroads with Black American and Women-owned firms. The increases were enough to raise the agency grade from a C to B.

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.

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/about/procurement-opportunities.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% $0
Professional Services $0 0.00% $22,666 No Goal $9,647 3.95% $13,435 2.59% $3,009,035
Standard Services $0 0.00% $226 4.35% $30,680 295.20% $7,275 42.00% $135,038
Goods < $100K $99,670 158.88% $184,829 257.80% $163,256 364.34% $36,536 16.31% $411,883
Total LL174 Spending $99,670 $207,721 $203,583 $57,246 $3,555,956
Weighted Grade D A A F 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
$4,124,176 $0 $3,054,783 $173,219 $896,173

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 74.07% 4.20% 21.73%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $0 $99,670
Asian American $0 $22,666 $226 $184,829
Hispanic American $0 $9,647 $30,680 $163,256
Women $0 $13,435 $7,275 $36,536

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% 11.12%
Asian American 0.00% 0.74% 0.13% 20.62%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.32% 17.71% 18.22%
Women 0.00% 0.44% 4.20% 4.08%

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% 158.88%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 4.35% 257.80%
Hispanic American 0.00% 3.95% 295.20% 364.34%
Women 0.00% 2.59% 42.00% 16.31%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 34.52% D 2 3.25
Asian American 216.75% A 5
Hispanic American 94.49% A 5
Women 7.22% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of City Planning, 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