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Bid-Ceiling Hugging

Contract cost is at or above 99.5% of ABC from Sumbong.

This is a statistical anomaly or indicator worth examining — not proof of wrongdoing, fraud, or corruption against any person.

Indicator: contract 24CJ0211 lists a cost of ₱50.00M, 1.01% above its Approved Budget for the Contract of ₱49.50M. Under RA 9184, awards normally may not exceed the ABC. This may be due to a data entry error or a post-award adjustment not reflected in the ABC.

Public record entityConstruction of Slope Protection with Steel Sheet Pile Foundation along Ungot Creek including Road Component Segment C, Tarlac City
LocationCITY OF TARLAC (CAPITAL) (TARLAC), TARLAC, Region IIIContract 24CJ0211
Amount₱50,000,000.00101.01% of approved budget (ABC) sumbong source

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Project completion

Schedule fields from DPWH transparency portal records and the Sumbong sa Pangulo flood-control list — not inferred beyond those columns.

Reported complete (DPWH): 1Ongoing: 0Delayed: 0Status unknown: 0
ProjectProg.Target endActual endDays lateStatus
Construction of Slope Protection with Steel Sheet Pile Foundation along Ungot Creek including Road Component Segment C, Tarlac City24CJ0211100%August 10, 2024May 10, 2024—completedsumbong source

Start: February 12, 2024 · Source fetched October 21, 2026

Rule Definition

ContractCost / ABC ≥ 0.995 using metadata.abc and contract cost fields.

Triggering Data & citations

Contract cost is at or above 99.5% of approved budget for contract (ABC)

{
  "deo": "Tarlac District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1.0101010101010102,
  "abcPhp": 49500000,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "24CJ0211",
  "contractor": "NORTHERN BUILDERS",
  "contractCostPhp": 50000000
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Accurate cost estimating
  • Single qualified bid at market rate
  • ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate