Awards Very Close to the Budget Ceiling
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 23BB0156 was awarded at 99.97% of its ABC. Across its 24 recorded contracts, TJMT CONST was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 23 times (95.8%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible that the contractor consistently bids very close to the ABC to maximize their chances of winning within legal limits.
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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.
| Project | Prog. | Target end | Actual end | Days late | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation of Flood Control Structure, Baraccaoit, Gattaran, Cagayan Package III - Sta. 0+777 - Sta. 1+25323BB0156Flood control | 100% | April 22, 2024 | April 22, 2024 | — | completedsumbong source |
Start: June 8, 2023 · 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": "Cagayan 1st District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 0.9996960276338515,
"abcPhp": 72375000,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "23BB0156",
"contractor": "TJMT CONST",
"contractCostPhp": 72353000
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Accurate cost estimating
- Single qualified bid at market rate
- ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate