Making the Grade

Office of the Comptroller,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Office of the Comptroller had $15.8 million in M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 79% on professional services, 5% on standard services, and 16% 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 a C grade with women-owned firms. In FY 21, the Comptroller’s Office spent $8.3 million with M/WBEs, an additional $959,491 since FY 20. This represents 53% M/WBE spending, a 3 percentage point increase in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, the Comptroller’s Office increased their spending by $5.9 million, which represents a 40 percentage point increase in M/WBE spending.

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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 $625,895 42.54% $2,042,476 No Goal $1,235,612 110.33% $2,078,370 45.50% $6,475,372
Standard Services $199,000 163.19% $88,876 105.63% $21,948 25.27% $243,139 97.58% $298,612
Goods < $100K $548,556 373.46% $654,822 250.06% $347,375 198.70% $233,600 30.96% $688,430
Total LL174 Spending $1,373,451 $2,786,174 $1,604,935 $2,555,109 $7,462,414
Weighted Grade A A A 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
$15,782,084 $0 $12,457,726 $851,575 $2,472,783

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 78.94% 5.40% 15.67%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $625,895 $199,000 $548,556
Asian American $0 $2,042,476 $88,876 $654,822
Hispanic American $0 $1,235,612 $21,948 $347,375
Women $0 $2,078,370 $243,139 $233,600

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 5.02% 23.37% 22.18%
Asian American 0.00% 16.40% 10.44% 26.48%
Hispanic American 0.00% 9.92% 2.58% 14.05%
Women 0.00% 16.68% 28.55% 9.45%

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% 42.54% 163.19% 373.46%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 105.63% 250.06%
Hispanic American 0.00% 110.33% 25.27% 198.70%
Women 0.00% 45.50% 97.58% 30.96%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 100.90% A 5 4.5
Asian American 182.56% A 5
Hispanic American 119.58% A 5
Women 46.03% C 3

Subcontract Data

Office of the Comptroller, FY 2021

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$2,310,609 $2,163,067 $147,542
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $199,393 $0 $199,393
Asian American $0 $0 $1,373,794 $0 $1,373,794
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $589,881 $0 $589,881
Industry Total $0 $0 $2,163,067 $0 $2,310,609
$242 billion
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