Making the Grade

Department of City Planning,

November 17, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of City Planning had $3.8 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 1% on construction, 90% on professional services, 5% on standard services, and 5% on goods. DCP received a B grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, a C grade with Hispanic Americans and an A grade with women-owned businesses. In FY19, DCP spent $1 million with M/WBEs, an additional $678,144 since FY 2018. This represents 27.3% M/WBE spending, a 21.8% increase in its M/WBE share since FY18.

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 2019 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% $25,593 469.16% $4,713
Professional Services $16,619 4.02% $234,114 No Goal $60,906 22.09% $553,368 94.47% $2,580,700
Standard Services $1,839 8.50% $3,416 63.12% $32,076 296.34% $71,218 394.79% $71,848
Goods < $100K $1,840 14.56% $16,663 115.34% $20,321 225.07% $8,984 19.90% $132,767
Total LL174 Spending $20,299 $254,193 $113,302 $659,163 $2,790,028
Weighted Grade F A C 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
$3,836,985 $30,306 $3,445,707 $180,397 $180,574

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.79% 89.80% 4.70% 4.71%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $16,619 $1,839 $1,840
Asian American $0 $234,114 $3,416 $16,663
Hispanic American $0 $60,906 $32,076 $20,321
Women $25,593 $553,368 $71,218 $8,984

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.48% 1.02% 1.02%
Asian American 0.00% 6.79% 1.89% 9.23%
Hispanic American 0.00% 1.77% 17.78% 11.25%
Women 84.45% 16.06% 39.48% 4.98%

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% 4.02% 8.50% 14.56%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 63.12% 115.35%
Hispanic American 0.00% 22.10% 296.34% 225.07%
Women 469.16% 94.47% 394.79% 19.90%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 4.69% F 1 3.5
Asian American 82.33% A 5
Hispanic American 44.37% C 3
Women 108.04% A 5

Subcontract Data

Department of City Planning, FY 2019

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$72,756 $72,756 $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 $72,756 $0 $72,756
Industry Total $0 $0 $72,756 $0 $72,756
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