Making the Grade

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings had $3.8 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 28% on goods, 30% on professional services, and 42% on standard services. OATH received a C grade, earning a C with women-owned and Asian American businesses, a D grade with Hispanic Americans, and an F grade with African Americans. In FY 18, OATH spent $982,745 with M/WBEs, an additional $574,331 since FY 2017. This represents 25.9% M/WBE spending, a 9.4% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

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.

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/oath/about/employment-and-business-opportunities.page

Agency Fiscal Year 2018 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% $497,979 No Goal $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $646,305
Standard Services $13,828 7.25% $16,620 34.87% $0 0.00% $77,784 48.96% $1,480,526
Goods < $100K $39,911 53.88% $46,461 54.88% $60,311 113.99% $229,852 86.89% $681,650
Total LL174 Spending $53,739 $561,061 $60,311 $307,636 $2,808,481
Weighted Grade F C D 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
$3,791,226 $0 $1,144,284 $1,588,757 $1,058,184

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 30.18% 41.91% 27.91%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $13,828 $39,911
Asian American $0 $497,979 $16,620 $46,461
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $60,311
Women $0 $0 $77,784 $229,852

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 0.87% 3.77%
Asian American 0.00% 43.52% 1.05% 4.39%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.70%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 4.90% 21.72%

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% 7.25% 53.88%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 34.87% 54.88%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 113.99%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 48.96% 86.89%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 18.08% F 1 2.25
Asian American 42.87% C 3
Hispanic American 31.82% D 2
Women 44.77% C 3

Subcontract Data

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, FY 2018

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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