Law Department, FY 2015
September 1, 2015
M/WBE Letter Grade
Letter Grade Overview
The Law Department exceeded goals for Asian American and Hispanic American spending in goods procurement, and with Women-owned firms in standard services. However in its largest spending category, professional services, the agency failed to spend with M/WBEs in any meaningful way. In fact, the Law Department spent only $274,505 with M/WBE firms for professional services in FY15, compared to their total non-M/WBE spending of $30 million. This led to the Law Department falling to a D this year.
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The Law Department is responsible for all of the legal affairs of the City of New York. The Department represents the City, the Mayor, other elected officials and the City’s agencies in all affirmative and defensive civil litigation.
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Agency Fiscal Year 2015 Spending within Local Law 174*
| African American | Asian American | Hispanic American | Women | Non M/WBE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | $ | ||
| Construction | $0 | 0.00% | $0 | 0.00% | $0 | 0.00% | $0 | 0.00% | $0 | |
| Professional Services | $450 | 0.01% | $0 | No Goal | $0 | 0.00% | $274,055 | 5.20% | $30,722,258 | |
| Standard Services | $51,387 | 8.59% | $10,924 | 7.31% | $42,180 | 14.11% | $1,457,226 | 292.43% | $3,421,501 | |
| Goods < $100K | $8,372 | 10.48% | $210,011 | 230.01% | $70,107 | 122.85% | $35,032 | 12.28% | $817,814 | |
| Total LL174 Spending | $60,208 | $220,935 | $112,287 | $1,766,313 | $34,961,573 | |||||
| Weighted Grade | F | C | F | C | 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $37,121,316 | $0 | $30,996,764 | $4,983,218 | $1,141,335 |
Step 2: Weighted Matrix (Industry Spending/Total Eligible Spending)
| Category | C | PS | SS | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFA, HA, W | 0.00% | 83.50% | 13.42% | 3.07% |
| AA | No Goal |
Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending
| Category | C | PS | SS | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | $0 | $450 | $51,387 | $8,372 |
| Asian American | $0 | $0 | $10,924 | $210,011 |
| Hispanic American | $0 | $0 | $42,180 | $70,107 |
| Women | $0 | $274,055 | $1,457,226 | $35,032 |
Step 4: Actual Spending Percentage (Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending/Industry Spending)
| Category | C | PS | SS | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.03% | 0.73% |
| Asian American | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.22% | 18.40% |
| Hispanic American | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.85% | 6.14% |
| Women | 0.00% | 0.88% | 29.24% | 3.07% |
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% | 0.01% | 8.59% | 10.48% |
| Asian American | 0.00% | No Goal | 7.31% | 230.01% |
| Hispanic American | 0.00% | 0.00% | 14.11% | 122.85% |
| Women | 0.00% | 5.20% | 292.43% | 12.28% |
Step 6: Final Score
| Category | C | PS | SS | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 1.49% | F | 1 | 2 |
| Asian American | 48.81% | C | 3 | |
| Hispanic American | 5.67% | F | 1 | |
| Women | 43.98% | C | 3 |
Subcontract Data
| 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 |
