Making the Grade

Department of Finance,

September 1, 2015

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DOF moved up one grade this year, mainly by increasing spending on goods with Women-owned businesses. In addition, DOF hired a Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) to oversee M/WBE procurement.

About DOF

The Department of Finance collects over $30 billion in revenue for the City and assesses more than one million properties currently valued at over $800 billion.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2015 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0
Professional Services $35,616 1.95% $920,769 No Goal $0 0.00% $156,068 6.04% $14,085,015
Standard Services $31,619 3.28% $105,789 43.93% $3,765 0.78% $60,895 7.59% $7,824,145
Goods < $100K $18,789 30.62% $10,114 14.43% $191,030 435.89% $242,219 110.54% $414,349
Total LL174 Spending $86,024 $1,036,673 $194,795 $459,181 $22,323,508
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
$24,100,181 $0 $15,197,467 $8,026,213 $876,500

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 63.06% 33.30% 3.64%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $35,616 $31,619 $18,789
Asian American $0 $920,769 $105,789 $10,114
Hispanic American $0 $0 $3,765 $191,030
Women $0 $156,068 $60,895 $242,219

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.23% 0.39% 2.14%
Asian American 0.00% 6.06% 1.32% 1.15%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 21.79%
Women 0.00% 1.03% 0.76% 27.63%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 1.95% 3.28% 30.62%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 43.93% 14.43%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.78% 435.89%
Women 0.00% 6.04% 7.59% 110.54%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 3.44% F 1 1.5
Asian American 41.03% C 3
Hispanic American 16.11% F 1
Women 10.36% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Finance, FY 2015

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$5,378,468 $226,963 $5,151,506
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $10,000 $0 $10,000
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $156,068 $60,895 $216,963
Industry Total $0 $0 $166,068 $60,895 $5,378,468
$242 billion
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