Making the Grade

Department of Consumer Affairs,

September 1, 2015

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DCA saw improvements overall this year, and especially with Asian American and Women-owned firms. DCA is one of the success stories from this year’s report, securing a solid C grade, up from a D last year.

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 2015 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% $59,138
Professional Services $47,705 28.07% $136,164 No Goal $24,980 22.04% $129,137 53.63% $1,078,535
Standard Services $16,257 23.02% $18,128 102.68% $1,937 5.49% $87,335 148.40% $464,848
Goods < $100K $0 0.00% $16,305 49.35% $12,530 60.68% $44,608 43.21% $339,532
Total LL174 Spending $63,963 $170,597 $39,447 $261,080 $1,942,053
Weighted Grade D B D B 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
$2,477,139 $59,138 $1,416,521 $588,505 $412,975

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 2.39% 57.18% 23.76% 16.67%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $47,705 $16,257 $0
Asian American $0 $136,164 $18,128 $16,305
Hispanic American $0 $24,980 $1,937 $12,530
Women $0 $129,137 $87,335 $44,608

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 3.37% 2.76% 0.00%
Asian American 0.00% 9.61% 3.08% 3.95%
Hispanic American 0.00% 1.76% 0.33% 3.03%
Women 0.00% 9.12% 14.84% 10.80%

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% 28.07% 23.02% 0.00%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 102.68% 49.35%
Hispanic American 0.00% 22.04% 5.49% 60.68%
Women 0.00% 53.63% 148.40% 43.21%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 21.52% D 2 3
Asian American 76.19% B 4
Hispanic American 24.03% D 2
Women 73.13% B 4

Subcontract Data

Department of Consumer Affairs, FY 2015

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