Making the Grade

Department of Housing Preservation and Development,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development had $59.2 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 14% on construction, 2% on goods, 10% on professional services, and 74% on standard services. HPD received a C grade, earning an A grade with Asian Americans, and D grades with African American, Hispanic American, and women-owned firms. In FY 18, HPD spent $14.5 million with M/WBEs, an additional $1.6 million since FY 2017. This represents 24.5% M/WBE spending, a 3.6% decrease in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

About HPD

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/vendors/doing-business.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2018 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $1,178,337 172.55% $418,348 122.52% $1,496,126 97.37% $5,443,545
Professional Services $1,582 0.23% $4,332,665 No Goal $39,981 8.59% $147,349 14.89% $1,300,025
Standard Services $2,469,296 47.21% $3,322,497 254.11% $203,824 7.80% $384,871 8.83% $37,203,285
Goods < $100K $111,304 121.60% $162,098 154.96% $85,517 130.80% $146,972 44.96% $801,695
Total LL174 Spending $2,582,182 $8,995,598 $747,669 $2,175,318 $44,748,550
Weighted Grade D 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
$59,249,316 $8,536,356 $5,821,602 $43,583,773 $1,307,586

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 14.41% 9.83% 73.56% 2.21%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $1,582 $2,469,296 $111,304
Asian American $1,178,337 $4,332,665 $3,322,497 $162,098
Hispanic American $418,348 $39,981 $203,824 $85,517
Women $1,496,126 $147,349 $384,871 $146,972

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.03% 5.67% 8.51%
Asian American 13.80% 74.42% 7.62% 12.40%
Hispanic American 4.90% 0.69% 0.47% 6.54%
Women 17.53% 2.53% 0.88% 11.24%

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% 0.23% 47.21% 121.60%
Asian American 172.55% No Goal 254.11% 154.96%
Hispanic American 122.52% 8.59% 7.80% 130.80%
Women 97.37% 14.89% 8.83% 44.96%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 37.44% D 2 2.75
Asian American 238.65% A 5
Hispanic American 27.12% D 2
Women 22.98% D 2

Subcontract Data

Department of Housing Preservation and Development, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$2,071,347 $319,952 $1,751,395
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Asian American $232,622 $0 $0 $85,680 $318,302
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $1,650 $1,650
Women $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Industry Total $232,622 $0 $0 $87,330 $2,071,347
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