Making the Grade

Office of the Comptroller,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of the Comptroller had $14.1 million in M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 4% on goods, 93% on professional services, and 2% on standard services. The Office of the Comptroller received a B grade, earning an A grade with Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans, a B grade with women-owned firms, and a D grade with African Americans. In FY 18, the Comptroller’s Office spent $4.2 million with M/WBEs, an additional $933,840 since FY 2017. This represents 29.9% M/WBE spending, a 5.6% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 17.

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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 $552,567 34.97% $537,534 No Goal $1,210,915 114.95% $1,531,761 68.43% $9,335,149
Standard Services $23,545 59.45% $28,678 289.65% $7,000 35.35% $143,892 436.01% $126,908
Goods < $100K $27,300 66.49% $52,290 111.43% $73,153 249.42% $26,965 18.39% $406,872
Total LL174 Spending $603,412 $618,501 $1,291,067 $1,702,618 $9,868,929
Weighted Grade D A A B 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
$14,084,527 $0 $13,167,925 $330,023 $586,579

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 93.49% 2.34% 4.16%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $552,567 $23,545 $27,300
Asian American $0 $537,534 $28,678 $52,290
Hispanic American $0 $1,210,915 $7,000 $73,153
Women $0 $1,531,761 $143,892 $26,965

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 4.20% 7.13% 4.65%
Asian American 0.00% 4.08% 8.69% 8.91%
Hispanic American 0.00% 9.20% 2.12% 12.47%
Women 0.00% 11.63% 43.60% 4.60%

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% 34.97% 59.45% 66.49%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 289.65% 111.43%
Hispanic American 0.00% 114.95% 35.35% 249.42%
Women 0.00% 68.43% 436.01% 18.39%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 36.86% D 2 4
Asian American 175.60% A 5
Hispanic American 118.68% A 5
Women 74.96% B 4

Subcontract Data

Office of the Comptroller, FY 2018

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$937,995 $719,967 $218,028
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $237,168 $0 $237,168
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $482,800 $0 $482,800
Industry Total $0 $0 $719,967 $0 $937,995
$242 billion
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