Indicator C5 — Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

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Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

Multiple similar contracts to the same contractor/DEO just under a threshold in a short window.

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

Indicator: 10 contracts awarded to VILLAR GEN CONST AND SUPPLIES by the same office started within 57 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 6 in the same municipality. It is possible that these are separate flood control projects in different barangays, all scheduled and funded at the same time for efficiency.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Control Structure, Phase 2, Barangay San Jose, Caba, La Union

LocationCABA (LA UNION), LA UNION, Region IContract 24AF0041

Amount₱48,995,000.01 sumbong source

Only contractors and government agencies named in public procurement records are shown. Private individuals are not named.

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.5 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2023-03-23 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-02-02 · Vantor

No post-completion imagery yet — the newest available capture predates the reported completion date.

Satellite comparison for public reference — not proof of completion or non-completion.

Imagery may not show small or linear works; no visible change is not evidence of wrongdoing.

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Caveats & resolution

Esri World Imagery Wayback (~0.5–1 m); dates are archive release dates, not capture timestamps.
Imagery may not show small or linear works; no visible change is not evidence of wrongdoing.
DPWH coordinates can be approximate; marker shows the imagery center (may be snapped to riverbank/coast).

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How this was checked

publish · confidence 0.98

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4.1

Checked: October 22, 2026

This is a textbook C5 case: 10 contracts, all just under the ₱50M threshold, awarded to the same contractor by the same DEO within 57 days. The code already confirmed the contracts are in the same municipality (6 in Caba, La Union), and the rest are in nearby municipalities within the same district. The titles name different barangays and rivers, as expected for C5. There is no evidence of a data artifact or false positive. The indicator is genuinely unusual and the evidence is complete.

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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

Project	Prog.	Target end	Actual end	Days late	Status
Construction of Flood Control Structure, Phase 2, Barangay San Jose, Caba, La Union24AF0041Flood control	100%	August 30, 2024	February 16, 2025	—	completedsumbong source

Start: February 16, 2024 · Source fetched October 21, 2026

Rule Definition

≥3 contracts within 120 days, each 85–100% of ₱50M threshold, similar titles.

Triggering Data & citations

Cluster of contracts just under procurement threshold in one municipality

{
  "deo": "La Union 2nd District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "24AF0041",
  "contractor": "VILLAR GEN CONST AND SUPPLIES",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 10,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 48995000.01,
  "maxInOneMunicipality": 6
}

Source documents

sumbong — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rukku/sumbongsapangulo.ph-datasets/main/flood_control_projects.geojsonFetched October 21, 2026