Making the Grade

Office of the Comptroller,

November 17, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of the Comptroller had $16.8 million in M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 83% on professional services, 9% on standard services, and 8% on goods. The Office of the Comptroller received an A grade, earning an A grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian Americans, an A grade with Hispanic Americans, and an A grade with women-owned firms. In FY19, the Comptroller’s Office spent $6.2 million with M/WBEs, an additional $2 million since FY 2018. This represents 36.7% M/WBE spending, a 6.8% increase in its M/WBE share since FY18.

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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% $0 0.00% $0
Professional Services $938,550 56.16% $830,111 No Goal $1,145,398 102.81% $2,131,277 90.02% $8,880,910
Standard Services $60,677 32.52% $69,689 149.40% $4,414 4.73% $181,473 116.72% $1,238,585
Goods < $100K $390,429 424.58% $82,439 78.44% $78,124 118.94% $256,139 77.99% $506,532
Total LL174 Spending $1,389,656 $982,239 $1,227,936 $2,568,889 $10,626,027
Weighted Grade A A A A 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
$16,794,748 $0 $13,926,246 $1,554,839 $1,313,663

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 82.92% 9.26% 7.82%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $938,550 $60,677 $390,429
Asian American $0 $830,111 $69,689 $82,439
Hispanic American $0 $1,145,398 $4,414 $78,124
Women $0 $2,131,277 $181,473 $256,139

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 6.74% 3.90% 29.72%
Asian American 0.00% 5.96% 4.48% 6.28%
Hispanic American 0.00% 8.22% 0.28% 5.95%
Women 0.00% 15.30% 11.67% 19.50%

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% 56.16% 32.52% 424.58%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 149.40% 78.44%
Hispanic American 0.00% 102.81% 4.73% 118.94%
Women 0.00% 90.02% 116.72% 77.99%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 82.79% A 5 5
Asian American 116.91% A 5
Hispanic American 94.99% A 5
Women 91.55% A 5

Subcontract Data

Office of the Comptroller, FY 2019

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$1,732,685 $1,051,476 $681,209
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $239,329 $0 $239,329
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $150 $0 $150
Women $0 $0 $811,997 $0 $811,997
Industry Total $0 $0 $1,051,476 $0 $1,732,685
$242 billion
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