Making the Grade

Department of Environmental Protection,

July 1, 2014

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DEP spent with all groups and in all industries. However, it failed to spend significantly with any M/WBEs in its three largest industries: construction, professional services and standard services. This low overall spending resulted in a failing grade.

About DEP

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) protects public health and the environment by supplying clean drinking water, collecting and treating wastewater, and reducing air, noise and hazardous materials pollution.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2014 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $2,510,962 4.27% $11,715,794 19.93% $78,728 0.27% $2,633,120 1.99% $718,032,699
Professional Services $47,670 0.10% $12,398,176 No Goal $5,000 0.02% $80,812 0.12% $391,966,128
Standard Services $458,148 1.97% $571,582 9.81% $239,908 2.06% $587,142 3.03% $192,266,015
Goods < $100K $308,478 25.75% $524,824 38.34% $399,127 46.65% $3,754,385 87.76% $12,124,943
Total LL174 Spending $3,325,258 $25,210,376 $722,764 $7,055,458 $1,314,389,784
Weighted Grade F F 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
$1,350,703,640 $734,971,303 $404,497,786 $194,122,795 $17,111,757

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 54.41% 29.95% 14.37% 1.27%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $2,510,962 $47,670 $458,148 $308,478
Asian American $11,715,794 $12,398,176 $571,582 $524,824
Hispanic American $78,728 $5,000 $239,908 $399,127
Women $2,633,120 $80,812 $587,142 $3,754,385

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.34% 0.01% 0.24% 1.80%
Asian American 1.59% 3.07% 0.29% 3.07%
Hispanic American 0.01% 0.00% 0.12% 2.33%
Women 0.36% 0.02% 0.30% 21.94%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 4.27% 0.10% 1.97% 25.75%
Asian American 19.93% No Goal 9.81% 38.34%
Hispanic American 0.27% 0.02% 2.06% 46.65%
Women 1.99% 0.12% 3.03% 87.76%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 2.96% F 1 1
Asian American 18.18% F 1
Hispanic American 1.04% F 1
Women 2.67% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Environmental Protection, 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