Making the Grade

Department of Correction,

July 1, 2014

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DOC exceeded goals for Hispanic American businesses in construction but spent virtually no money with other groups in this industry. In goods and standard services, the agency performed much better, spending with all four groups. Despite this, its inconsistent spending across groups and particularly poor performance with Black American businesses brought the agency’s grade to a D.

About DOC

The Department of Correction (DOC) provides for the care, custody and control of adults accused of crimes or convicted and sentenced to one year or less of incarceration.

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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% $90,325 1.66% $4,259,765 156.66% $0 0.00% $63,626,701
Professional Services $0 0.00% $961,865 No Goal $0 0.00% $124,778 9.75% $6,441,483
Standard Services $50,600 2.98% $190 0.04% $325,881 38.42% $1,206,838 85.37% $12,552,753
Goods < $100K $106,572 6.14% $569,921 28.73% $572,996 46.21% $1,080,639 17.43% $22,467,310
Total LL174 Spending $157,172 $1,622,301 $5,158,642 $2,412,255 $105,088,247
Weighted Grade F F A 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
$114,438,617 $67,976,791 $7,528,125 $14,136,262 $24,797,439

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 59.40% 6.58% 12.35% 21.67%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $50,600 $106,572
Asian American $90,325 $961,865 $190 $569,921
Hispanic American $4,259,765 $0 $325,881 $572,996
Women $0 $124,778 $1,206,838 $1,080,639

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 0.36% 0.43%
Asian American 0.13% 12.78% 0.00% 2.30%
Hispanic American 6.27% 0.00% 2.31% 2.31%
Women 0.00% 1.66% 8.54% 4.36%

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% 2.98% 6.14%
Asian American 1.66% No Goal 0.04% 28.73%
Hispanic American 156.66% 0.00% 38.42% 46.21%
Women 0.00% 9.75% 85.37% 17.43%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 1.70% F 1 2
Asian American 7.73% F 1
Hispanic American 107.82% A 5
Women 14.96% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Correction, 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