Making the Grade

Landmarks Preservation Commission,

July 1, 2014

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

LPC does a very small amount of procurement, however it had relative success with M/WBE spending. Strong spending with Asian American businesses in construction and Hispanic American businesses in professional and standard services resulted in a B.

About LPC

The Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designates, regulates and protects the City’s architectural, historic and cultural resources, which include 1,332 individual landmarks and more than 30,000 properties in 109 historic districts and 20 extensions to existing historic districts. The Agency reviews applications to alter landmark structures, investigates complaints of illegal work and initiates action to compel compliance with the Landmarks Law.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2014 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $39,250 683.13% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $32,570
Professional Services $4,497 253.24% $0 No Goal $5,426 458.36% $0 0.00% $4,875
Standard Services $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $10,109 733.39% $496 21.61% $12,368
Goods < $100K $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $393 3.13% $49,822
Total LL174 Spending $4,497 $39,250 $15,536 $889 $99,635
Weighted Grade D A A 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
$159,807 $71,820 $14,798 $22,974 $50,215

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 44.94% 9.26% 14.38% 31.42%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $4,497 $0 $0
Asian American $39,250 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $5,426 $10,109 $0
Women $0 $0 $496 $393

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 30.39% 0.00% 0.00%
Asian American 54.65% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Hispanic American 0.00% 36.67% 44.00% 0.00%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 2.16% 0.78%

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 253.24% 0.00% 0.00%
Asian American 683.13% No Goal 0.00% 0.00%
Hispanic American 0.00% 458.36% 733.39% 0.00%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 21.61% 3.13%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 23.45% D 2 3.25
Asian American 338.34% A 5
Hispanic American 147.88% A 5
Women 4.09% F 1

Subcontract Data

Landmarks Preservation Commission, 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