Making the Grade

Department of Parks and Recreation,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Parks and Recreation had $320.8 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 65% on construction, 4% on goods, 11% on professional services, and 20% on standard services. DPR received a B grade, earning A grades with Asian American and Hispanic American businesses, a C grade with women-owned firms, and an F grade with African Americans. In FY 18, DPR spent $96.5 million with M/WBEs, an additional $36.3 million since FY 2017. This represents 30.1% M/WBE spending, a 6.3% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

About DPR

The Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) maintains a municipal park system of more than 29,000 acres, including playgrounds, community gardens, parks, athletic fields, tennis courts, pools and beaches. DPR also looks after 600,000 street trees and two million park trees.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2018 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $1,699,914 10.16% $27,925,906 166.95% $22,152,582 264.86% $16,547,878 43.97% $140,769,439
Professional Services $9,000 0.22% $2,109,779 No Goal $22,611 0.83% $5,973,131 103.67% $25,777,912
Standard Services $36,825 0.48% $7,627,368 394.26% $7,423,626 191.87% $971,548 15.07% $48,427,456
Goods < $100K $587,950 62.91% $695,138 65.08% $350,359 52.48% $2,365,565 70.87% $9,352,942
Total LL174 Spending $2,333,689 $38,358,192 $29,949,179 $25,858,122 $224,327,749
Weighted Grade F A A C 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
$320,826,931 $209,095,719 $33,892,434 $64,486,823 $13,351,954

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 65.17% 10.56% 20.10% 4.16%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $1,699,914 $9,000 $36,825 $587,950
Asian American $27,925,906 $2,109,779 $7,627,368 $695,138
Hispanic American $22,152,582 $22,611 $7,423,626 $350,359
Women $16,547,878 $5,973,131 $971,548 $2,365,565

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.81% 0.03% 0.06% 4.40%
Asian American 13.36% 6.22% 11.83% 5.21%
Hispanic American 10.59% 0.07% 11.51% 2.62%
Women 7.91% 17.62% 1.51% 17.72%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 10.16% 0.22% 0.48% 62.91%
Asian American 166.95% No Goal 394.26% 65.08%
Hispanic American 264.86% 0.83% 191.87% 52.48%
Women 43.97% 103.67% 15.07% 70.87%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 9.36% F 1 3.5
Asian American 213.29% A 5
Hispanic American 213.46% A 5
Women 45.58% C 3

Subcontract Data

Department of Parks and Recreation, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$23,524,262 $8,098,107 $15,426,155
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $1,549,629 $0 $9,000 $0 $1,558,629
Asian American $1,452,752 $0 $0 $0 $1,452,752
Hispanic American $2,292,999 $0 $22,611 $0 $2,315,610
Women $2,576,333 $0 $40,703 $154,080 $2,771,116
Industry Total $7,871,713 $0 $72,314 $154,080 $23,524,262
$242 billion
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