Making the Grade

Taxi and Limousine Commission,

October 30, 2018

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Taxi and Limousine Commission had $4.3 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending,with 0% on construction, 29% on goods, 17% on professional services, and 55% on standard services. TLC received a B grade, earning an A grade with Asian American and Hispanic American firms, a B grade with women-owned firms, and a D grade with African Americans. In FY 18, TLC spent $1.1 million with M/WBEs, an additional $518,486 since FY 2017. This represents 26.1% M/WBE spending, a 6.6% 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 $0 0.00% $0 No Goal $94,997 165.92% $100,463 82.57% $520,207
Standard Services $96,882 34.34% $59,284 84.06% $37,295 26.44% $214,314 91.16% $1,943,103
Goods < $100K $33,400 38.33% $84,812 85.16% $268,078 430.67% $134,642 43.26% $723,994
Total LL174 Spending $130,282 $144,096 $400,370 $449,419 $3,187,304
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
$4,311,471 $0 $715,667 $2,350,878 $1,244,926

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 16.60% 54.53% 28.87%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $96,882 $33,400
Asian American $0 $0 $59,284 $84,812
Hispanic American $0 $94,997 $37,295 $268,078
Women $0 $100,463 $214,314 $134,642

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 4.12% 2.68%
Asian American 0.00% 0.00% 2.52% 6.81%
Hispanic American 0.00% 13.27% 1.59% 21.53%
Women 0.00% 14.04% 9.12% 10.82%

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% 0.00% 34.34% 38.33%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 84.06% 85.16%
Hispanic American 0.00% 165.92% 26.44% 430.67%
Women 0.00% 82.57% 91.16% 43.26%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 29.79% D 2 4
Asian American 84.44% A 5
Hispanic American 166.31% A 5
Women 75.91% B 4

Subcontract Data

Taxi and Limousine Commission, FY 2018

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
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