Making the Grade

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,

July 1, 2014

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DOHMH had success with Asian American businesses in construction and goods procurement and to a lesser degree with standard services. However, it fell short with Black American and Women-owned businesses in most industries, leading to an overall grade of C.

About DOHMH

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) protects and promotes the physical and mental health of New Yorkers. It provides information and recommendations to policy makers, health care providers, and New Yorkers in general, and also provides direct health services and enforces health regulations.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2014 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $58,915 81.24% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $847,631
Professional Services $16,500 0.51% $6,195,336 No Goal $691,769 31.99% $209,900 4.57% $19,914,786
Standard Services $0 0.00% $163,327 67.99% $0 0.00% $4,887 0.61% $7,838,738
Goods < $100K $245,667 31.25% $867,569 96.58% $388,940 69.28% $954,904 34.02% $8,771,780
Total LL174 Spending $262,167 $7,285,147 $1,080,709 $1,169,692 $37,372,935
Weighted Grade F A D 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
$47,170,650 $906,546 $27,028,292 $8,006,952 $11,228,861

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 1.92% 57.30% 16.97% 23.80%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $16,500 $0 $245,667
Asian American $58,915 $6,195,336 $163,327 $867,569
Hispanic American $0 $691,769 $0 $388,940
Women $0 $209,900 $4,887 $954,904

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% 2.19%
Asian American 6.50% 22.92% 2.04% 7.73%
Hispanic American 0.00% 2.56% 0.00% 3.46%
Women 0.00% 0.78% 0.06% 8.50%

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% 0.51% 0.00% 31.25%
Asian American 81.24% No Goal 67.99% 96.58%
Hispanic American 0.00% 31.99% 0.00% 69.28%
Women 0.00% 4.57% 0.61% 34.02%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 7.73% F 1 2.25
Asian American 84.52% A 5
Hispanic American 34.82% D 2
Women 10.82% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, FY 2014

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
No Data No Data No Data
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Asian American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Hispanic American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Women No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Industry Total No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
$242 billion
Aug
2022