Making the Grade

Department of Finance,

September 1, 2016

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DOF increased spending with Asian American, Hispanic American and Women-owned firms, but decreased spending with Black-owned firms. Taken together, this resulted in an increase in the overall agency grade from a D to a C.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2016 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% $2,469
Professional Services $0 0.00% $858,409 No Goal $0 0.00% $167,173 8.67% $10,312,520
Standard Services $32,570 8.77% $157,425 169.47% $4,155 2.24% $235,030 75.90% $2,667,216
Goods < $100K $7,190 10.97% $25,314 33.79% $267,237 570.80% $77,875 33.27% $558,749
Total LL174 Spending $39,760 $1,041,147 $271,392 $480,078 $13,540,953
Weighted Grade F A 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
$15,373,330 $2,469 $11,338,101 $3,096,396 $936,364

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.02% 73.75% 20.14% 6.09%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $32,570 $7,190
Asian American $0 $858,409 $157,425 $25,314
Hispanic American $0 $0 $4,155 $267,237
Women $0 $167,173 $235,030 $77,875

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 1.05% 0.77%
Asian American 0.00% 7.57% 5.08% 2.70%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.13% 28.54%
Women 0.00% 1.47% 7.59% 8.32%

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% 0.00% 8.77% 10.97%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 169.47% 33.79%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 2.24% 570.80%
Women 0.00% 8.67% 75.90% 33.27%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 2.43% F 1 2.5
Asian American 137.88% A 5
Hispanic American 35.22% D 2
Women 23.71% D 2

Subcontract Data

Department of Finance, FY 2016

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$4,974,342 $402,203 $4,572,139
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $167,173 $235,030 $402,203
Industry Total $0 $0 $167,173 $235,030 $4,974,342
$242 billion
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2022