Making the Grade

Department of Parks and Recreation,

December 1, 2020

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Parks and Recreation had $435.9 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 76% on construction, 8% on professional services, 13% on standard services, and 3% on goods. DPR received a B grade, earning a D 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 FY 20, DPR spent $116.1 million with M/WBEs, an increase of $22.8 million since FY 19. This represents 26.6% M/WBE spending, a 0.4% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 19.

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 2020 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $8,464,632 32.10% $44,333,398 168.13% $23,482,640 178.11% $24,990,647 42.12% $228,344,325
Professional Services $109,426 2.48% $207,676 No Goal $83,938 2.85% $3,836,140 61.39% $32,517,979
Standard Services $66,391 1.01% $1,507,769 91.41% $334,252 10.13% $2,995,438 54.48% $50,075,718
Goods < $100K $335,449 33.02% $748,586 64.48% $706,888 97.42% $3,879,024 106.92% $8,841,715
Total LL174 Spending $8,975,898 $46,797,428 $24,607,719 $35,701,249 $319,779,737
Weighted Grade D 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
$435,862,031 $329,615,642 $36,755,159 $54,979,568 $14,511,662

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 75.62% 8.43% 12.61% 3.33%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $8,464,632 $109,426 $66,391 $335,449
Asian American $44,333,398 $207,676 $1,507,769 $748,586
Hispanic American $23,482,640 $83,938 $334,252 $706,888
Women $24,990,647 $3,836,140 $2,995,438 $3,879,024

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 2.57% 0.30% 0.12% 2.31%
Asian American 13.45% 0.57% 2.74% 5.16%
Hispanic American 7.12% 0.23% 0.61% 4.87%
Women 7.58% 10.44% 5.45% 26.73%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 32.10% 2.48% 1.01% 33.02%
Asian American 168.13% No Goal 91.41% 64.48%
Hispanic American 178.11% 2.86% 10.13% 97.42%
Women 42.12% 61.39% 54.48% 106.92%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 25.71% D 2 3.75
Asian American 153.79% A 5
Hispanic American 139.45% A 5
Women 47.46% C 3

Subcontract Data

Department of Parks and Recreation, FY 2020

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$43,350,651 $22,035,525 $21,315,127
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $5,892,669 $0 $109,426 $0 $6,002,095
Asian American $818,570 $0 $0 $0 $818,570
Hispanic American $5,756,833 $0 $2,145 $15,390 $5,774,368
Women $9,367,886 $0 $72,606 $0 $9,440,492
Industry Total $21,835,958 $0 $184,177 $15,390 $43,350,651
$242 billion
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2022