Making the Grade

Department of Transportation,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Transportation had $652.1 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 52% on construction, 2% on goods, 11% on professional services, and 35% on standard services. The DOT received a D grade, earning D grades with African American and Hispanic American businesses and F grades with Asian American and women-owned businesses. In FY 18, DOT spent $44 million with M/WBEs, an additional $6.3 million since FY 2017. This represents 6.7% M/WBE spending, a 1.7% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

About DOT

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for the condition and operation of approximately 6,000 miles of streets and highways, 12,000 miles of sidewalk, and 789 bridges and tunnels. DOT operates 12,700 traffic signals and over 315,000 street lights, and maintains 200 million linear feet of markings on city streets and highways.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2018 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $8,891,665 32.76% $1,545,856 5.70% $6,963,720 51.32% $6,476,389 10.61% $315,393,641
Professional Services $1,371,489 15.57% $2,852,435 No Goal $1,525,496 25.98% $1,606,525 12.87% $66,055,324
Standard Services $170,332 0.63% $1,345,032 19.79% $1,009,978 7.43% $2,194,281 9.69% $221,826,502
Goods < $100K $464,832 51.47% $3,112,008 301.54% $1,275,703 197.78% $3,168,637 98.25% $4,879,257
Total LL174 Spending $10,898,317 $8,855,331 $10,774,897 $13,445,832 $608,154,724
Weighted Grade D F D 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
$652,129,102 $339,271,272 $73,411,268 $226,546,125 $12,900,436

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 52.03% 11.26% 34.74% 1.98%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $8,891,665 $1,371,489 $170,332 $464,832
Asian American $1,545,856 $2,852,435 $1,345,032 $3,112,008
Hispanic American $6,963,720 $1,525,496 $1,009,978 $1,275,703
Women $6,476,389 $1,606,525 $2,194,281 $3,168,637

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 2.62% 1.87% 0.08% 3.60%
Asian American 0.46% 3.89% 0.59% 24.12%
Hispanic American 2.05% 2.08% 0.45% 9.89%
Women 1.91% 2.19% 0.97% 24.56%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 32.76% 15.57% 0.63% 51.47%
Asian American 5.70% No Goal 19.79% 301.54%
Hispanic American 51.32% 25.98% 7.43% 197.78%
Women 10.61% 12.87% 9.69% 98.25%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 20.03% D 2 1.5
Asian American 17.81% F 1
Hispanic American 36.11% D 2
Women 12.27% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Transportation, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$62,217,026 $28,348,069 $33,868,958
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $8,886,017 $0 $838,062 $54,597 $9,778,675
Asian American $293,134 $2,393,367 $0 $210,680 $2,897,181
Hispanic American $6,739,100 $594,958 $749,161 $851,028 $8,934,247
Women $3,678,482 $1,297,097 $1,108,297 $654,089 $6,737,966
Industry Total $19,596,732 $4,285,422 $2,695,520 $1,770,394 $62,217,026
$242 billion
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