Making the Grade

NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission,

October 18, 2021

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

The Taxi and Limousine Commission had $3.8 million in total M/WBE-eligible spending, with 0% on construction, 18% on professional services, 54% on standard services, and 29% on goods. TLC received a D grade, earning an F grade with African Americans, a C grade with Asian Americans, a C grade Hispanic Americans, and an F grade with women-owned firms. In FY 21, TLC spent $446,028 with M/WBEs, a decrease of $793,557 since FY 20. This represents 12% M/WBE spending, a 21 percentage point decrease in its M/WBE share since FY 20. When compared with FY 14, TLC increased their spending by $131,699, which represents an 8 percentage point increase in M/WBE spending.

About TLC

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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 $2,445 3.07% $53,845 No Goal $82,008 135.35% $0 0.00% $535,665
Standard Services $0 0.00% $19,500 9.69% $37,171 17.89% $89,994 15.10% $1,890,397
Goods < $100K $8,005 12.29% $80,286 69.15% $62,698 80.88% $10,076 3.01% $935,360
Total LL174 Spending $10,450 $153,631 $181,877 $100,070 $3,361,422
Weighted Grade F C C F 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
$3,807,450 $0 $673,963 $2,037,062 $1,096,426

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

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 17.70% 53.50% 28.80%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $2,445 $0 $8,005
Asian American $0 $53,845 $19,500 $80,286
Hispanic American $0 $82,008 $37,171 $62,698
Women $0 $0 $89,994 $10,076

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

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 0.36% 0.00% 0.73%
Asian American 0.00% 7.99% 0.96% 7.32%
Hispanic American 0.00% 12.17% 1.82% 5.72%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 4.42% 0.92%

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% 3.07% 0.00% 12.29%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 9.69% 69.15%
Hispanic American 0.00% 135.35% 17.89% 80.88%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 15.10% 3.01%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 4.08% F 1 2
Asian American 40.14% C 3
Hispanic American 56.82% C 3
Women 8.95% F 1

Subcontract Data

Taxi and Limousine Commission, FY 2021

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
Aug
2022