Making the Grade

Taxi and Limousine Commission,

December 1, 2020

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Taxi and Limousine Commission had $3.8 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 1% on construction, 13% on professional services, 58% on standard services, and 29% on goods. TLC received a B grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, an A grade with Asian American, an A grade Hispanic Americans, and a B grade with women-owned firms. In FY 20, TLC spent $1.2 million with M/WBEs, an increase of $416,226 since FY 19. This represents 32.3% M/WBE spending, a 9.8% increase in its M/WBE share since FY 19.

About TLC

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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% $37,047
Professional Services $1,239 2.14% $120,890 No Goal $3,345 8.67% $147,000 179.39% $209,564
Standard Services $2,238 0.84% $32,190 48.28% $111,957 83.96% $118,276 53.22% $1,957,824
Goods < $100K $25,560 33.36% $224,152 255.96% $244,128 446.03% $208,610 76.23% $392,217
Total LL174 Spending $29,037 $377,232 $359,430 $473,886 $2,596,652
Weighted Grade F 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
$3,836,237 $37,047 $482,038 $2,222,485 $1,094,667

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.97% 12.57% 57.93% 28.53%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $1,239 $2,238 $25,560
Asian American $0 $120,890 $32,190 $224,152
Hispanic American $0 $3,345 $111,957 $244,128
Women $0 $147,000 $118,276 $208,610

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.26% 0.10% 2.34%
Asian American 0.00% 25.08% 1.45% 20.48%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.69% 5.04% 22.30%
Women 0.00% 30.50% 5.32% 19.06%

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% 2.14% 0.84% 33.36%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 48.28% 255.96%
Hispanic American 0.00% 8.67% 83.96% 446.03%
Women 0.00% 179.39% 53.22% 76.23%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 10.27% F 1 3.75
Asian American 115.52% A 5
Hispanic American 177.01% A 5
Women 75.12% B 4

Subcontract Data

Taxi and Limousine Commission, FY 2020

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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2022