Making the Grade

Department of Parks and Recreation,

November 17, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Parks and Recreation had $356 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 73% on construction, 10% on professional services, 14% on standard services, and 4% on goods. DPR received a B grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, an A grade with Hispanic Americans, and a C grade with women-owned firms. In FY19, DPR spent $93.3 million with M/WBEs, a decrease of $3.2 million since FY 2018. This represents 26.2% M/WBE spending, a 3.9% decrease in its M/WBE share since FY18.

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 2019 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $2,074,791 9.99% $33,976,006 163.58% $21,543,308 207.44% $17,337,599 37.10% $184,697,599
Professional Services $0 0.00% $399,193 No Goal $35,000 1.27% $5,188,558 88.26% $28,956,067
Standard Services $68,465 1.18% $3,983,290 275.44% $2,107,466 72.86% $1,384,056 28.71% $40,662,644
Goods < $100K $485,004 51.03% $805,823 74.19% $816,403 120.26% $3,060,942 90.18% $8,409,143
Total LL174 Spending $2,628,260 $39,164,312 $24,502,178 $26,971,155 $262,725,453
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
$355,991,358 $259,629,303 $34,578,819 $48,205,921 $13,577,315

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 72.93% 9.71% 13.54% 3.81%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $2,074,791 $0 $68,465 $485,004
Asian American $33,976,006 $399,193 $3,983,290 $805,823
Hispanic American $21,543,308 $35,000 $2,107,466 $816,403
Women $17,337,599 $5,188,558 $1,384,056 $3,060,942

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.80% 0.00% 0.14% 3.57%
Asian American 13.09% 1.15% 8.26% 5.94%
Hispanic American 8.30% 0.10% 4.37% 6.01%
Women 6.68% 15.01% 2.87% 22.54%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 9.99% 0.00% 1.18% 51.03%
Asian American 163.58% No Goal 275.44% 74.19%
Hispanic American 207.44% 1.27% 72.86% 120.26%
Women 37.10% 88.26% 28.71% 90.18%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 9.39% F 1 3.5
Asian American 176.58% A 5
Hispanic American 165.87% A 5
Women 42.96% C 3

Subcontract Data

Department of Parks and Recreation, FY 2019

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$26,235,673 $10,345,534 $15,890,138
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $2,074,791 $14,325 $0 $8,213 $2,097,328
Asian American $1,760,535 $0 $0 $0 $1,760,535
Hispanic American $2,116,838 $186,000 $0 $0 $2,302,838
Women $4,030,542 $5,873 $148,418 $0 $4,184,833
Industry Total $9,982,706 $206,198 $148,418 $8,213 $26,235,673
$242 billion
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