Making the Grade

Office of the Comptroller,

December 1, 2020

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of the Comptroller had $14.8 million in M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 87% on professional services, 3% on standard services, and 9% 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 FY 20, the Comptroller’s Office spent $7.4 million with M/WBEs, an additional $1.2 million since FY 19. This represents 49.9% M/WBE spending, a 13.1% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 19.

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Agency Fiscal Year 2020 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 $707,784 45.87% $777,085 No Goal $1,026,399 99.78% $3,445,020 157.60% $6,902,506
Standard Services $46,709 76.69% $3,170 20.82% $7,545 24.77% $313,398 617.43% $136,761
Goods < $100K $581,684 598.09% $115,548 103.96% $245,092 352.81% $90,744 26.12% $356,318
Total LL174 Spending $1,336,177 $895,803 $1,279,035 $3,849,163 $7,395,585
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
$14,755,762 $0 $12,858,794 $507,583 $1,389,385

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 87.14% 3.44% 9.42%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $707,784 $46,709 $581,684
Asian American $0 $777,085 $3,170 $115,548
Hispanic American $0 $1,026,399 $7,545 $245,092
Women $0 $3,445,020 $313,398 $90,744

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 5.50% 9.20% 41.87%
Asian American 0.00% 6.04% 0.62% 8.32%
Hispanic American 0.00% 7.98% 1.49% 17.64%
Women 0.00% 26.79% 61.74% 6.53%

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% 45.87% 76.69% 598.09%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 20.82% 103.96%
Hispanic American 0.00% 99.78% 24.77% 352.81%
Women 0.00% 157.60% 617.43% 26.12%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 98.93% A 5 5
Asian American 81.71% A 5
Hispanic American 121.02% A 5
Women 161.03% A 5

Subcontract Data

Office of the Comptroller, FY 2020

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$2,211,474 $1,362,649 $848,825
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $273,570 $0 $273,570
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $1,089,079 $0 $1,089,079
Industry Total $0 $0 $1,362,649 $0 $2,211,474
$242 billion
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