Making the Grade

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings,

November 17, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings had $2.8 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 44% on professional services, 40% on standard services, and 16% on goods. OATH received a C grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, an F grade with Hispanic Americans, and a C grade with women-owned firms. In FY19, OATH spent $1.1 million with M/WBEs, an additional $158,022 since FY 2018. This represents 40.6% M/WBE spending, a 14.6% increase in its M/WBE share since FY18.

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 2019 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% $62,680 0.00% $0
Professional Services $6,057 4.06% $628,780 No Goal $0 0.00% $9,866 4.66% $599,686
Standard Services $1,294 0.96% $38,094 113.04% $0 0.00% $57,014 50.75% $1,026,944
Goods < $100K $15,603 50.13% $85,507 240.39% $4,820 21.68% $231,052 207.86% $107,648
Total LL174 Spending $22,954 $752,381 $4,820 $360,613 $1,671,598
Weighted Grade F A 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
$2,812,366 $0 $1,244,389 $1,123,346 $444,631

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 44.25% 39.94% 15.81%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $6,057 $1,294 $15,603
Asian American $0 $628,780 $38,094 $85,507
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $4,820
Women $62,680 $9,866 $57,014 $231,052

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.49% 0.12% 3.51%
Asian American 0.00% 50.53% 3.39% 19.23%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.08%
Women 0.00% 0.79% 5.08% 51.96%

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% 4.06% 0.96% 50.13%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 113.04% 240.39%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 21.68%
Women 0.00% 4.66% 50.75% 207.86%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 10.10% F 1 2.5
Asian American 149.15% A 5
Hispanic American 3.43% F 1
Women 55.20% C 3

Subcontract Data

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, FY 2019

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$62,680 $62,680 $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 $62,680 $0 $0 $0 $62,680
Industry Total $62,680 $0 $0 $0 $62,680
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