Making the Grade

Department of Sanitation,

September 1, 2016

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DSNY had limited M/WBE spending across the board, failing to meet LL 1 goals in any category, despite its large procurement budget. This procurement spending earned DSNY an overall failing grade for the third year in a row.

About DSNY

The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) promotes a healthy environment through the efficient management of solid waste and the development of environmentally sound long-range planning for handling refuse, including recyclables.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2016 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $17,192 0.99% $366,815 21.17% $69,012 7.97% $886,115 22.73% $20,318,045
Professional Services $0 0.00% $5,554,349 No Goal $54,489 0.70% $515,414 3.11% $91,412,421
Standard Services $75,171 0.23% $92,856 1.12% $45,867 0.28% $304,161 1.10% $275,609,247
Goods < $100K $329,665 71.00% $463,054 87.26% $201,024 60.61% $1,467,359 88.48% $4,172,201
Total LL174 Spending $422,028 $6,477,074 $370,392 $3,173,049 $391,511,914
Weighted Grade F F F 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
$401,954,458 $21,657,179 $97,536,673 $276,127,302 $6,633,303

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 5.39% 24.27% 68.70% 1.65%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $17,192 $0 $75,171 $329,665
Asian American $366,815 $5,554,349 $92,856 $463,054
Hispanic American $69,012 $54,489 $45,867 $201,024
Women $886,115 $515,414 $304,161 $1,467,359

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.08% 0.00% 0.03% 4.97%
Asian American 1.69% 5.69% 0.03% 6.98%
Hispanic American 0.32% 0.06% 0.02% 3.03%
Women 4.09% 0.53% 0.11% 22.12%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.99% 0.00% 0.23% 71.00%
Asian American 21.17% No Goal 1.12% 87.26%
Hispanic American 7.97% 0.70% 0.28% 60.61%
Women 22.73% 3.11% 1.10% 88.48%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 1.38% F 1 1
Asian American 4.42% F 1
Hispanic American 1.79% F 1
Women 4.20% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Sanitation, FY 2016

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$6,203,700 $138,978 $6,064,723
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $59,612 $0 $34,490 $0 $94,102
Women $31,042 $0 $13,833 $0 $44,876
Industry Total $90,654 $0 $48,323 $0 $6,203,700
$242 billion
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