Making the Grade

Taxi and Limousine Commission,

September 24, 2019

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Taxi and Limousine Commission had $3.7 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 14% on professional services, 64% on standard services, and 22% on goods. TLC received a B grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian American, an A grade with Hispanic Americans, and a D grade with women-owned firms. In FY19, TLC spent $823,359 with M/WBEs, a decrease of $300,808 since FY 2018. This represents 22.5% M/WBE spending, a 3.6% decrease in its M/WBE share since FY18.

About TLC

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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 $0 0.00% $0 No Goal $123,386 294.82% $0 0.00% $399,751
Standard Services $7,285 2.58% $39,975 56.72% $75,153 53.31% $110,243 46.92% $2,116,685
Goods < $100K $423 0.77% $138,546 219.90% $274,704 697.62% $53,644 27.25% $320,228
Total LL174 Spending $7,708 $178,521 $473,242 $163,886 $2,836,664
Weighted Grade F A A D 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
$3,660,023 $0 $523,137 $2,349,341 $787,545

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 14.29% 64.19% 21.52%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $0 $7,285 $423
Asian American $0 $0 $39,975 $138,546
Hispanic American $0 $123,386 $75,153 $274,704
Women $0 $0 $110,243 $53,644

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.00% 0.31% 0.05%
Asian American 0.00% 0.00% 1.70% 17.59%
Hispanic American 0.00% 23.59% 3.20% 34.88%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 4.69% 6.81%

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% 2.58% 0.77%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 56.72% 219.90%
Hispanic American 0.00% 294.82% 53.32% 697.62%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 46.93% 27.25%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 1.82% F 1 3.25
Asian American 97.69% A 5
Hispanic American 226.47% A 5
Women 35.98% D 2

Subcontract Data

Taxi and Limousine Commission, FY 2019

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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