Making the Grade

Landmarks Preservation Commission,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Landmarks Preservation Commission had $222,513 in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 33% on construction, 22% on professional services, 4% on standard services, and 40% on goods. LPC received a C grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, an A grade with Hispanic Americans, and an F grade with women-owned firms. In FY 21, LPC spent $109,788 with M/WBEs, an increase of $36,396 since FY 20. This represents 49% M/WBE spending, a 9 percentage point increase in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, LPC increased their spending by $49,616, which represents a 12 percentage point increase in M/WBE spending.

About LPC

http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/home/home.shtml

Agency Fiscal Year 2021 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $40,131 495.60% $15,000 114.55% $0 0.00% $17,820
Professional Services $0 0.00% $23,500 No Goal $0 0.00% $1,468 8.03% $24,888
Standard Services $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $3,194 111.21% $6,621
Goods < $100K $0 0.00% $10,709 112.50% $14,550 228.94% $1,236 4.51% $63,396
Total LL174 Spending $0 $74,340 $29,550 $5,898 $112,725
Weighted Grade F 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
$222,513 $72,951 $49,856 $9,815 $89,891

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 32.79% 22.41% 4.41% 40.40%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $0 $0
Asian American $40,131 $23,500 $0 $10,709
Hispanic American $15,000 $0 $0 $14,550
Women $0 $1,468 $3,194 $1,236

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Asian American 55.01% 47.14% 0.00% 11.91%
Hispanic American 20.56% 0.00% 0.00% 16.19%
Women 0.00% 2.94% 32.54% 1.38%

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% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Asian American 495.60% No Goal 0.00% 112.50%
Hispanic American 114.55% 0.00% 0.00% 228.94%
Women 0.00% 8.03% 111.21% 4.51%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% F 1 3
Asian American 320.28% A 5
Hispanic American 130.04% A 5
Women 8.53% F 1

Subcontract Data

Landmarks Preservation Commission, FY 2021

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$0 $0 $0
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 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Industry Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$242 billion
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2022