Making the Grade

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings,

September 1, 2016

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

OATH decreased spending with both Asian American and Hispanic American-owned firms, and received failing marks for its spending with Black American and Women-owned firms. As a result, the overall agency grade decreased from a C to a D.

About OATH

The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is an independent, central court that consists of four tribunals: the OATH Tribunal, the Environmental Control Board (ECB), the OATH Taxi & Limousine Tribunal, and the OATH Health Tribunal.

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

Agency Fiscal Year 2016 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 $0 0.00% $235,161 No Goal $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $983,638
Standard Services $1,210 1.04% $321 1.10% $0 0.00% $5,280 5.42% $967,474
Goods < $100K $4,889 27.30% $19,152 93.57% $51,344 401.36% $35,687 55.79% $144,780
Total LL174 Spending $6,099 $254,634 $51,344 $40,967 $2,095,892
Weighted Grade F D C 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
$2,448,937 $0 $1,218,798 $974,285 $255,853

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 49.77% 39.78% 10.45%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $1,210 $4,889
Asian American $0 $235,161 $321 $19,152
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $51,344
Women $0 $0 $5,280 $35,687

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 0.12% 1.91%
Asian American 0.00% 19.29% 0.03% 7.49%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 20.07%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 0.54% 13.95%

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% 1.04% 27.30%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 1.10% 93.57%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 401.36%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 5.42% 55.79%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 3.26% F 1 1.75
Asian American 20.33% D 2
Hispanic American 41.93% C 3
Women 7.98% F 1

Subcontract Data

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, FY 2016

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
Aug
2022