Making the Grade

Department of Citywide Administrative Services,

September 1, 2016

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DCAS, which has one of the largest procurement budgets in the City, spent nearly $30 million with M/WBE firms, but because of the sheer size of its budget, the agency only met LL 1 goals with Asian American-owned firms in the construction category. As a result, the agency’s overall grade remained a D.

About DCAS

The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) ensures that City agencies have the necessary resources to serve the public. DCAS supports City agencies in recruiting and training employees, establishing and enforcing equal employment opportunity procedures, and providing facilities management. DCAS also purchases, sells and leases non-residential property, and purchases goods and services.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/business/mwbe.shtml

Agency Fiscal Year 2016 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $211,467 5.76% $9,028,861 245.78% $1,002,757 54.59% $2,174,502 26.31% $33,502,781
Professional Services $15,458 0.68% $116,800 No Goal $11,158 0.74% $1,493,125 46.60% $17,211,836
Standard Services $3,857,525 24.23% $1,283,138 32.24% $348,808 4.38% $2,248,785 16.95% $124,925,400
Goods < $100K $383,734 1.59% $854,765 3.11% $289,297 1.68% $8,265,268 9.61% $334,294,957
Total LL174 Spending $4,468,183 $11,283,564 $1,652,020 $14,181,680 $509,934,974
Weighted Grade F D F 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
$541,520,422 $45,920,368 $18,848,377 $132,663,656 $344,088,021

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 8.48% 3.48% 24.50% 63.54%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $211,467 $15,458 $3,857,525 $383,734
Asian American $9,028,861 $116,800 $1,283,138 $854,765
Hispanic American $1,002,757 $11,158 $348,808 $289,297
Women $2,174,502 $1,493,125 $2,248,785 $8,265,268

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.46% 0.08% 2.91% 0.11%
Asian American 19.66% 0.62% 0.97% 0.25%
Hispanic American 2.18% 0.06% 0.26% 0.08%
Women 4.74% 7.92% 1.70% 2.40%

Step 5: LL174 M/WBE Spending as Percentage of Target Achieved (Actual Spending Percentage/LL174 Target)

Category C PS SS G
African American 5.76% 0.68% 24.23% 1.59%
Asian American 245.78% No Goal 32.24% 3.11%
Hispanic American 54.59% 0.74% 4.38% 1.68%
Women 26.31% 46.60% 16.95% 9.61%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 7.46% F 1 1.25
Asian American 31.82% D 2
Hispanic American 6.80% F 1
Women 14.11% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Citywide Administrative Services, 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
Aug
2022