Making the Grade

Department of Environmental Protection,

November 13, 2017

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) had $892.1 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, primarily composed of construction and professional services (82%). DEP received a D grade, earning a C with Asian American firms and an F with Hispanic American, women-owned, and Black-owned firms. In FY 2017, DEP spent $62.8 million with M/WBEs, an increase of $2.9 million since FY 2016, $33.3 million since FY 2015, and $26.5 million since FY 2014. In FY 2017, 7.0% of DEP’s spending went to M/WBEs compared to 2.7% in FY 2014.

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 2017 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $962,125 2.27% $24,307,505 57.36% $893,638 4.22% $7,370,823 7.73% $496,149,580
Professional Services $1,880,917 7.69% $12,924,941 No Goal $660,139 4.05% $4,531,192 13.08% $183,808,310
Standard Services $1,418,463 8.23% $218,839 5.08% $966,263 11.21% $1,011,480 7.04% $140,056,305
Goods < $100K $701,462 66.88% $607,846 50.71% $689,378 92.02% $3,637,482 97.11% $9,347,027
Total LL174 Spending $4,962,967 $38,059,131 $3,209,418 $16,550,977 $829,361,222
Weighted Grade F C 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
$892,143,715 $529,683,672 $203,805,498 $143,671,351 $14,983,195

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 59.37% 22.84% 16.10% 1.68%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $962,125 $1,880,917 $1,418,463 $701,462
Asian American $24,307,505 $12,924,941 $218,839 $607,846
Hispanic American $893,638 $660,139 $966,263 $689,378
Women $7,370,823 $4,531,192 $1,011,480 $3,637,482

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.18% 0.92% 0.99% 4.68%
Asian American 4.59% 6.34% 0.15% 4.06%
Hispanic American 0.17% 0.32% 0.67% 4.60%
Women 1.39% 2.22% 0.70% 24.28%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 2.27% 7.69% 8.23% 66.88%
Asian American 57.36% No Goal 5.08% 50.71%
Hispanic American 4.22% 4.05% 11.21% 92.02%
Women 7.73% 13.08% 7.04% 97.11%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 5.55% F 1 1.5
Asian American 46.31% C 3
Hispanic American 6.78% F 1
Women 10.34% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Environmental Protection, FY 2017

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
Data Received $18,083,710 $69,230,106
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $960,625 $0 $1,880,917 $142,098 $2,983,640
Asian American $2,754,619 $0 $0 $27,750 $2,782,368
Hispanic American $893,638 $0 $449,559 $209,952 $1,553,148
Women $6,125,181 $0 $4,444,887 $194,485 $10,764,553
Industry Total $10,734,063 $0 $6,775,362 $574,285 Data Received
$242 billion
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2022