Making the Grade

Department of Environmental Protection,

December 1, 2020

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Environmental Protection had $871.4 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 58% on construction, 15% on professional services, 24% on standard services, and 3% on goods. DEP received a C grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, a C grade with Asian Americans, a C grade with Hispanic Americans, and a D grade with women-owned firms. In FY 20, DEP spent $106.7 million with M/WBEs, an additional $24.8 million since FY 19. This represents 12.2% M/WBE spending, a 3.9% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 19.

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 2020 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $2,379,603 5.93% $15,041,202 37.46% $9,032,923 45.00% $23,298,344 25.79% $452,110,714
Professional Services $1,856,300 11.71% $6,321,781 No Goal $5,473,110 51.78% $17,457,964 77.73% $101,012,707
Standard Services $830,398 3.24% $2,629,397 41.07% $1,930,650 15.08% $4,990,081 23.38% $203,051,125
Goods < $100K $1,287,910 76.84% $2,452,672 128.04% $1,531,567 127.92% $10,141,373 169.41% $8,531,470
Total LL174 Spending $6,354,211 $26,445,051 $17,968,249 $55,887,762 $764,706,016
Weighted Grade F C C 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
$871,361,289 $501,862,786 $132,121,861 $213,431,651 $23,944,992

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 57.60% 15.16% 24.49% 2.75%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $2,379,603 $1,856,300 $830,398 $1,287,910
Asian American $15,041,202 $6,321,781 $2,629,397 $2,452,672
Hispanic American $9,032,923 $5,473,110 $1,930,650 $1,531,567
Women $23,298,344 $17,457,964 $4,990,081 $10,141,373

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.47% 1.41% 0.39% 5.38%
Asian American 3.00% 4.78% 1.23% 10.24%
Hispanic American 1.80% 4.14% 0.90% 6.40%
Women 4.64% 13.21% 2.34% 42.35%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 5.93% 11.71% 3.24% 76.84%
Asian American 37.46% No Goal 41.07% 128.04%
Hispanic American 45.00% 51.78% 15.08% 127.92%
Women 25.79% 77.73% 23.38% 169.41%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 8.10% F 1 2.25
Asian American 41.44% C 3
Hispanic American 40.98% C 3
Women 37.02% D 2

Subcontract Data

Department of Environmental Protection, FY 2020

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$167,126,244 $56,014,375 $111,111,869
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $1,153,173 $0 $1,856,300 $279,387 $3,288,860
Asian American $6,605,785 $237,214 $76,433 $230,400 $7,149,832
Hispanic American $5,963,864 $0 $3,108,275 $243,635 $9,315,774
Women $18,165,442 $0 $17,167,606 $926,861 $36,259,909
Industry Total $31,888,265 $237,214 $22,208,613 $1,680,283 $167,126,244
$242 billion
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2022