Making the Grade

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings,

November 13, 2017

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) had $2.5 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, primarily composed of professional and standard services (85%). OATH received a C grade, earning a B grade with Asian Americans, a C grade with women-owned businesses, and F grades with Black-owned and Hispanic American firms. In FY 2017, OATH spent $408,000 with M/WBEs, an increase of $55,000 since FY 2016, $3,000 since FY 2015, and $65,000 since FY 2014. In FY 2017, 16.6% of OATH’s spending went to M/WBEs compared to 14.2% in FY 2014.

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 2017 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% $117,631 No Goal $0 0.00% $1,000 0.46% $1,153,836
Standard Services $0 0.00% $4,500 17.85% $625 1.24% $69,927 83.22% $765,223
Goods < $100K $26,079 105.69% $62,089 220.17% $5,517 31.30% $121,045 137.36% $137,772
Total LL174 Spending $26,079 $184,221 $6,142 $191,972 $2,056,830
Weighted Grade F B 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

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
$2,465,244 $0 $1,272,467 $840,275 $352,502

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 51.62% 34.08% 14.30%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $0 $26,079
Asian American $0 $117,631 $4,500 $62,089
Hispanic American $0 $0 $625 $5,517
Women $0 $1,000 $69,927 $121,045

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% 7.40%
Asian American 0.00% 9.24% 0.54% 17.61%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% 1.57%
Women 0.00% 0.08% 8.32% 34.34%

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% 105.69%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 17.85% 220.17%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 1.24% 31.30%
Women 0.00% 0.46% 83.22% 137.36%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 15.11% F 1 2.25
Asian American 77.64% B 4
Hispanic American 4.90% F 1
Women 48.24% C 3

Subcontract Data

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, FY 2017

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
No Data $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 No Data
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