Making the Grade

Department of Transportation,

December 1, 2020

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Department of Transportation had $722.6 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 47% on construction, 14% on professional services, 36% on standard services, and 2% on goods. The DOT received a D grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an F grade with Asian Americans, a D grade with Hispanic Americans, and an F grade with women-owned firms. In FY 20, DOT spent $49.7 million with M/WBEs, a decrease of $2.7 million since FY 19. This represents 6.9% M/WBE spending, a 0% change in its M/WBE share since FY 19.

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 2020 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $179,098 0.65% $213,437 0.78% $9,717,804 70.81% $12,665,435 20.51% $320,332,119
Professional Services $1,930,222 15.71% $6,525,262 No Goal $1,093,547 13.35% $2,319,660 13.32% $90,536,225
Standard Services $200,187 0.63% $1,794,497 22.76% $472,049 2.99% $4,350,589 16.55% $256,007,050
Goods < $100K $1,390,361 138.93% $2,100,889 183.69% $1,021,330 142.88% $3,684,976 103.10% $6,098,723
Total LL174 Spending $3,699,868 $10,634,084 $12,304,732 $23,020,660 $672,974,116
Weighted Grade F 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
$722,633,461 $343,107,894 $102,404,916 $262,824,372 $14,296,279

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 47.48% 14.17% 36.37% 1.98%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $179,098 $1,930,222 $200,187 $1,390,361
Asian American $213,437 $6,525,262 $1,794,497 $2,100,889
Hispanic American $9,717,804 $1,093,547 $472,049 $1,021,330
Women $12,665,435 $2,319,660 $4,350,589 $3,684,976

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.05% 1.88% 0.08% 9.73%
Asian American 0.06% 6.37% 0.68% 14.70%
Hispanic American 2.83% 1.07% 0.18% 7.14%
Women 3.69% 2.27% 1.66% 25.78%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.65% 15.71% 0.64% 138.93%
Asian American 0.78% No Goal 22.76% 183.69%
Hispanic American 70.81% 13.35% 2.99% 142.88%
Women 20.51% 13.32% 16.55% 103.10%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 5.52% F 1 1.25
Asian American 14.31% F 1
Hispanic American 39.43% D 2
Women 19.69% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Transportation, FY 2020

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$36,912,337 $19,194,344 $17,717,993
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $172,865 $0 $927,669 $0 $1,100,533
Asian American $113,727 $614,914 $0 $0 $728,641
Hispanic American $9,248,928 $0 $417,181 $153,682 $9,819,791
Women $6,017,741 $213,333 $1,209,764 $104,541 $7,545,379
Industry Total $15,553,261 $828,247 $2,554,613 $258,223 $36,912,337
$242 billion
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2022