Making the Grade

Department of Environmental Protection,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Environmental Protection had $871.1 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 53% on construction, 14% on professional services, 30% on standard services, and 3% on goods. DEP received a D grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, a D grade with Asian Americans, an F grade with Hispanic Americans, and a D grade with women-owned firms. In FY 21, DEP spent $112.1 million with M/WBEs, an increase of $5.5 million since FY 20. This represents 13% M/WBE spending, a less than 1 percentage point increase in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, DEP increased their spending by $75.8 million, which represents a 10 percentage point increase in M/WBE spending.

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 2021 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $2,896,412 5.21% $12,308,330 23.93% $3,634,262 4.37% $27,215,508 22.89% $417,353,939
Professional Services $2,107,510 14.48% $14,634,976 No Goal $4,766,306 43.01% $17,502,170 38.72% $84,270,885
Standard Services $738,616 1.98% $6,472,405 25.15% $1,483,582 5.58% $4,744,500 6.22% $247,048,513
Goods < $100K $664,719 46.80% $2,147,263 84.80% $2,201,745 130.25% $8,591,700 117.78% $10,304,022
Total LL174 Spending $6,407,258 $35,562,973 $12,085,896 $58,053,879 $758,977,359
Weighted Grade F C F 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
$871,087,365 $463,408,452 $123,281,848 $260,487,616 $23,909,449

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 53.20% 14.15% 29.90% 2.74%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $2,896,412 $2,107,510 $738,616 $664,719
Asian American $12,308,330 $14,634,976 $6,472,405 $2,147,263
Hispanic American $3,634,262 $4,766,306 $1,483,582 $2,201,745
Women $27,215,508 $17,502,170 $4,744,500 $8,591,700

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.63% 1.71% 0.28% 2.78%
Asian American 2.66% 11.87% 2.48% 8.98%
Hispanic American 0.78% 3.87% 0.57% 9.21%
Women 5.87% 14.20% 1.82% 35.93%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 5.21% 14.48% 1.98% 46.80%
Asian American 23.93% No Goal 25.15% 84.80%
Hispanic American 4.37% 43.01% 5.58% 130.25%
Women 22.89% 38.72% 6.22% 117.78%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 6.70% F 1 1.75
Asian American 40.45% C 3
Hispanic American 13.66% F 1
Women 22.75% D 2

Subcontract Data

Department of Environmental Protection, FY 2021

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$152,468,373 $63,639,705 $88,828,668
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $1,343,646 $0 $2,107,510 $305,139 $3,756,296
Asian American $6,208,387 $47,548 $9,304,135 $585,686 $16,145,756
Hispanic American $3,301,884 $36,500 $2,901,901 $585,475 $6,825,760
Women $18,251,002 $0 $17,379,618 $1,281,272 $36,911,893
Industry Total $29,104,920 $84,048 $31,693,164 $2,757,572 $152,468,373
$242 billion
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2022