Making the Grade

Department of Environmental Protection,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Environmental Protection had $879.0 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 59% on construction, 2% on goods, 19% on professional services, and 20% on standard services. DEP received a D grade, earning a C with Asian American firms and an F with Hispanic American, women-owned, and African Americans. In FY 18, DEP spent $71.9 million with M/WBEs, an additional $9.1 million since FY 2017. This represents 8.2% M/WBE spending, a 1.1% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

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 2018 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $3,995,094 9.65% $17,895,051 43.23% $3,166,131 15.30% $7,137,904 7.66% $485,245,565
Professional Services $2,255,644 11.46% $10,943,857 No Goal $2,379,768 18.13% $8,760,533 31.41% $139,743,310
Standard Services $3,174,174 14.77% $1,485,902 27.65% $802,697 7.47% $1,434,597 8.01% $172,219,149
Goods < $100K $1,166,805 90.69% $1,188,079 80.80% $762,101 82.93% $5,370,591 116.88% $9,892,087
Total LL174 Spending $10,591,716 $31,512,889 $7,110,696 $22,703,625 $807,100,111
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
$879,019,036 $517,439,744 $164,083,111 $179,116,518 $18,379,663

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 58.87% 18.67% 20.38% 2.09%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $3,995,094 $2,255,644 $3,174,174 $1,166,805
Asian American $17,895,051 $10,943,857 $1,485,902 $1,188,079
Hispanic American $3,166,131 $2,379,768 $802,697 $762,101
Women $7,137,904 $8,760,533 $1,434,597 $5,370,591

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.77% 1.37% 1.77% 6.35%
Asian American 3.46% 6.67% 0.83% 6.46%
Hispanic American 0.61% 1.45% 0.45% 4.15%
Women 1.38% 5.34% 0.80% 29.22%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 9.65% 11.46% 14.77% 90.69%
Asian American 43.23% No Goal 27.65% 80.80%
Hispanic American 15.30% 18.13% 7.47% 82.93%
Women 7.66% 31.41% 8.01% 116.88%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 12.73% F 1 1.5
Asian American 40.29% C 3
Hispanic American 15.64% F 1
Women 14.45% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Environmental Protection, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$121,892,616 $30,507,460 $91,385,156
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $3,386,866 $0 $2,197,031 $107,739 $5,691,635
Asian American $3,603,995 $0 $655,274 $12,370 $4,271,639
Hispanic American $3,148,526 $0 $2,121,043 $140,866 $5,410,435
Women $6,350,985 $0 $8,605,536 $177,231 $15,133,752
Industry Total $16,490,371 $0 $13,578,883 $438,205 $121,892,616
$242 billion
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