Making the Grade

Department of Housing Preservation and Development,

July 1, 2014

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

HPD procured with every group in every industry type, exceeding goals with Black American and Hispanic American businesses for goods, and with Hispanic Americans for construction. However the overall dollars spent with each group across all industries were relatively small and not enough to raise the agency’s grade above a D.

About HPD

Using a variety of preservation, development and enforcement strategies, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) strives to improve the availability, affordability, and quality of housing in New York City. HPD works with private, public and community partners to expand the supply and affordability of the City’s housing stock and keep people in their homes.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/vendors/local-business-participation.shtml

Agency Fiscal Year 2014 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $86,283 4.94% $1,071,705 61.41% $3,845,024 440.65% $4,751,970 121.02% $12,059,715
Professional Services $24,941 2.85% $3,228,917 No Goal $3,375 0.58% $25,550 2.06% $4,006,458
Standard Services $1,886,633 5.75% $2,000,568 24.40% $128,184 0.78% $523,474 1.92% $268,812,820
Goods < $100K $528,094 395.07% $140,217 91.79% $278,643 291.84% $262,138 54.91% $700,489
Total LL174 Spending $2,525,949 $6,441,407 $4,255,226 $5,563,131 $285,579,482
Weighted Grade F D 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
$304,365,195 $21,814,695 $7,289,241 $273,351,678 $1,909,581

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 7.17% 2.39% 89.81% 0.63%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $86,283 $24,941 $1,886,633 $528,094
Asian American $1,071,705 $3,228,917 $2,000,568 $140,217
Hispanic American $3,845,024 $3,375 $128,184 $278,643
Women $4,751,970 $25,550 $523,474 $262,138

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.40% 0.34% 0.69% 27.65%
Asian American 4.91% 44.30% 0.73% 7.34%
Hispanic American 17.63% 0.05% 0.05% 14.59%
Women 21.78% 0.35% 0.19% 13.73%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 4.94% 2.85% 5.75% 395.07%
Asian American 61.41% No Goal 24.40% 91.79%
Hispanic American 440.65% 0.58% 0.78% 291.84%
Women 121.02% 2.06% 1.92% 54.91%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 8.07% F 1 1.5
Asian American 27.55% D 2
Hispanic American 34.13% D 2
Women 10.79% F 1

Subcontract Data

Housing Preservation and Development, FY 2014

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
No Data No Data No Data
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Asian American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Hispanic American No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Women No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
Industry Total No Data No Data No Data No Data No Data
$242 billion
Aug
2022