Making the Grade

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings had $1.6 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 61% on professional services, 13% on standard services, and 26% on goods. OATH received a B grade, earning a D grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, an A grade with Hispanic Americans, and a D grade with women-owned firms. In FY 21, OATH spent $706,492 with M/WBEs, a decrease of $68,238 since FY 20. This represents 45% M/WBE spending, a 17 percentage point increase in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, OATH increased their spending by $363,279, which represents a 30 percentage point increase in M/WBE spending.

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 2021 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 $15,951 13.90% $259,535 No Goal $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $696,096
Standard Services $17,698 61.69% $7,364 37.20% $2,480 12.14% $60,049 102.44% $112,754
Goods < $100K $14,364 59.02% $67,717 156.08% $156,452 540.13% $104,883 83.91% $66,281
Total LL174 Spending $48,013 $334,616 $158,931 $164,932 $875,132
Weighted Grade D A A D 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
$1,581,624 $0 $971,582 $200,345 $409,697

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 61.43% 12.67% 25.90%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $15,951 $17,698 $14,364
Asian American $0 $259,535 $7,364 $67,717
Hispanic American $0 $0 $2,480 $156,452
Women $0 $0 $60,049 $104,883

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 1.64% 8.83% 3.51%
Asian American 0.00% 26.71% 3.68% 16.53%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 1.24% 38.19%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 29.97% 25.60%

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% 13.90% 61.69% 59.02%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 37.20% 156.08%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 12.14% 540.13%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 102.44% 83.91%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 31.64% D 2 3.5
Asian American 219.71% A 5
Hispanic American 141.45% A 5
Women 34.71% D 2

Subcontract Data

Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, FY 2021

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