Making the Grade

Department of City Planning,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of City Planning had $4.7 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 1% on construction, 87% on professional services, 3% on standard services, and 10% on goods. DCP received a D grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, a D grade with Asian Americans, a C grade with Hispanic Americans, and an F grade with women-owned businesses. In FY 21, DCP spent $652,543 million with M/WBEs, a decrease of $1.1 million since FY 20. This represents 14% M/WBE spending, a 5 percentage point decrease in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, DCP increased their spending by $515,554, which represents a 9 percentage point decrease in M/WBE spending.

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 2021 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% $30,512
Professional Services $6,849 1.43% $69,718 No Goal $101,634 27.79% $204,583 13.71% $3,685,129
Standard Services $15,000 70.09% $1,004 6.80% $0 0.00% $67,962 155.42% $65,476
Goods < $100K $4,170 15.71% $68,668 145.10% $69,891 221.21% $43,064 31.58% $261,092
Total LL174 Spending $26,019 $139,390 $171,525 $315,609 $4,042,209
Weighted Grade F D C 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
$4,694,753 $30,512 $4,067,913 $149,441 $446,886

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.65% 86.65% 3.18% 9.52%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $6,849 $15,000 $4,170
Asian American $0 $69,718 $1,004 $68,668
Hispanic American $0 $101,634 $0 $69,891
Women $0 $204,583 $67,962 $43,064

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.17% 10.04% 0.93%
Asian American 0.00% 1.71% 0.67% 15.37%
Hispanic American 0.00% 2.50% 0.00% 15.64%
Women 0.00% 5.03% 45.48% 9.64%

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% 1.43% 70.09% 15.71%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 6.80% 145.10%
Hispanic American 0.00% 27.79% 0.00% 221.21%
Women 0.00% 13.71% 155.42% 31.58%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 4.96% F 1 1.75
Asian American 29.83% D 2
Hispanic American 45.14% C 3
Women 19.84% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of City Planning, FY 2021

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$63,282 $63,282 $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 $63,282 $0 $63,282
Industry Total $0 $0 $63,282 $0 $63,282
$242 billion
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2022