Making the Grade

Department of Correction,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Correction had $60.2 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 46% on construction, 16% on goods, 12% on professional services, and 27% on standard services. DOC received a C grade, earning an B grade with women-owned firms, D grades with Hispanic American and Asian American firms, and an F grade with African Americans. In FY 18, DOC spent $9.9 million with M/WBEs, $12.5 million less than in FY 2017. This represents 16.4% M/WBE spending, a 9.8% decrease in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

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 2018 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $17,450 0.79% $574,845 26.03% $368,684 33.39% $3,362,195 67.67% $23,279,646
Professional Services $0 0.00% $600,603 No Goal $0 0.00% $82,223 6.92% $6,305,822
Standard Services $56,050 2.90% $15,730 3.26% $0 0.00% $2,360,899 146.62% $13,669,004
Goods < $100K $617,622 92.86% $490,292 64.50% $198,226 41.73% $1,112,517 46.84% $7,082,650
Total LL174 Spending $691,122 $1,681,470 $566,911 $6,917,833 $50,337,122
Weighted Grade F D 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
$60,194,458 $27,602,821 $6,988,647 $16,101,683 $9,501,307

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 45.86% 11.61% 26.75% 15.78%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $17,450 $0 $56,050 $617,622
Asian American $574,845 $600,603 $15,730 $490,292
Hispanic American $368,684 $0 $0 $198,226
Women $3,362,195 $82,223 $2,360,899 $1,112,517

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.06% 0.00% 0.35% 6.50%
Asian American 2.08% 8.59% 0.10% 5.16%
Hispanic American 1.34% 0.00% 0.00% 2.09%
Women 12.18% 1.18% 14.66% 11.71%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.79% 0.00% 2.90% 92.86%
Asian American 26.03% No Goal 3.26% 64.50%
Hispanic American 33.39% 0.00% 0.00% 41.73%
Women 67.67% 6.92% 146.62% 46.84%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 15.80% F 1 2.25
Asian American 26.01% D 2
Hispanic American 21.90% D 2
Women 78.45% B 4

Subcontract Data

Department of Correction, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$1,880,699 $890,665 $990,034
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $17,450 $0 $0 $0 $17,450
Asian American $168,720 $0 $0 $0 $168,720
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $622,272 $0 $82,223 $0 $704,495
Industry Total $808,442 $0 $82,223 $0 $1,880,699
$242 billion
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