Making the Grade

Department of Consumer Affairs,

July 1, 2014

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DCA exceeded goals for Hispanic American businesses in construction and goods and with Women-owned businesses in standard services. However, the agency failed to spend with any of the three eligible groups in its largest area of procurement: professional services. This resulted in a D grade.

About DCA

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) empowers consumers and businesses to ensure a fair and vibrant marketplace. DCA enforces the Consumer Protection Law and other related business laws throughout New York City. The agency licenses and regulates more than 78,000 businesses in 55 different industries.

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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% $6,776 461.95% $0 0.00% $29,895
Professional Services $0 0.00% $1,755,128 No Goal $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $16,652,769
Standard Services $51,195 40.18% $0 0.00% $12,421 19.50% $106,655 100.44% $891,617
Goods < $100K $0 0.00% $42,336 66.07% $55,991 139.80% $147,586 73.70% $555,071
Total LL174 Spending $51,195 $1,797,464 $75,188 $254,240 $18,129,351
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
$20,307,439 $36,671 $18,407,898 $1,061,887 $800,984

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.18% 90.65% 5.23% 3.94%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $51,195 $0
Asian American $0 $1,755,128 $0 $42,336
Hispanic American $6,776 $0 $12,421 $55,991
Women $0 $0 $106,655 $147,586

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 4.82% 0.00%
Asian American 0.00% 9.53% 0.00% 5.29%
Hispanic American 18.48% 0.00% 1.17% 6.99%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 10.04% 18.43%

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% 40.18% 0.00%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 0.00% 66.07%
Hispanic American 461.95% 0.00% 19.50% 139.80%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 100.44% 73.70%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 2.10% F 1 1.25
Asian American 27.86% D 2
Hispanic American 7.37% F 1
Women 8.16% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Consumer Affairs, 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
Aug
2022