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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 22FI0040 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 23 recorded contracts, HGG BUILDERS & SUPPLY was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 22 times (95.7%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. This may be due to precise cost estimation or competitive bidding that exactly matches the ABC.

Public record entityConstruction of Milagros Seawall and Boulevard, Milagros, Masbate
LocationMILAGROS (MASBATE), MASBATE, Region VContract 22FI0040
Amount₱96,500,000.00100.00% 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 Milagros Seawall and Boulevard, Milagros, Masbate22FI0040Flood control100%May 24, 2023May 24, 2023—completedsumbong source

Start: February 22, 2022 · 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": "Masbate 2nd District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1.0000003793783823,
  "abcPhp": 96499963.39,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "22FI0040",
  "contractor": "HGG BUILDERS & SUPPLY",
  "contractCostPhp": 96500000
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Accurate cost estimating
  • Single qualified bid at market rate
  • ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate
  • This may be due to precise cost estimation or competitive bidding that exactly matches the ABC.