Making the Grade

Department of Environmental Protection,

November 17, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Environmental Protection had $981.6 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 60% on construction, 17% on professional services, 21% on standard services, and 2% on goods. DEP received a D grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, a D grade with Asian Americans, a D grade with Hispanic Americans, and a D grade with women-owned firms. In FY19, DEP spent $81.8 million with M/WBEs, an additional $9.9 million since FY 2018. This represents 8.3% M/WBE spending, a 0.2% increase in its M/WBE share since FY18.

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 2019 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $1,823,289 3.90% $12,064,940 25.81% $5,583,440 23.89% $14,751,976 14.03% $549,993,320
Professional Services $2,381,249 11.64% $6,094,779 No Goal $5,975,393 43.80% $11,499,167 39.67% $144,569,017
Standard Services $2,075,214 8.46% $1,977,819 32.26% $1,418,214 11.57% $2,520,312 12.33% $196,354,741
Goods < $100K $1,372,224 87.00% $1,782,346 98.88% $1,987,079 176.38% $8,541,824 151.64% $8,848,760
Total LL174 Spending $7,651,976 $21,919,885 $14,964,126 $37,313,279 $899,765,837
Weighted Grade F D D D 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
$981,615,103 $584,216,965 $170,519,605 $204,346,300 $22,532,234

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 59.52% 17.37% 20.82% 2.30%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $1,823,289 $2,381,249 $2,075,214 $1,372,224
Asian American $12,064,940 $6,094,779 $1,977,819 $1,782,346
Hispanic American $5,583,440 $5,975,393 $1,418,214 $1,987,079
Women $14,751,976 $11,499,167 $2,520,312 $8,541,824

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.31% 1.40% 1.02% 6.09%
Asian American 2.07% 3.57% 0.97% 7.91%
Hispanic American 0.96% 3.50% 0.69% 8.82%
Women 2.53% 6.74% 1.23% 37.91%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 3.90% 11.64% 8.46% 87.00%
Asian American 25.81% No Goal 32.26% 98.88%
Hispanic American 23.89% 43.80% 11.57% 176.38%
Women 14.03% 39.67% 12.33% 151.64%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 8.10% F 1 1.75
Asian American 29.47% D 2
Hispanic American 28.29% D 2
Women 21.29% D 2

Subcontract Data

Department of Environmental Protection, FY 2019

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$144,807,089 $43,543,117 $101,263,972
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $1,520,918 $0 $2,251,914 $378,684 $4,151,515
Asian American $4,969,833 $32,906 $785,588 $244,878 $6,033,205
Hispanic American $5,395,808 $0 $4,011,921 $210,784 $9,618,513
Women $11,826,420 $36,582 $11,291,390 $585,492 $23,739,884
Industry Total $23,712,978 $69,488 $18,340,812 $1,419,839 $144,807,089
$242 billion
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