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: 3 contracts awarded to FLORDES CONST & TRADING CORP FORMERLY FLO by the same office started within 1 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 3 in the same municipality. It is possible these are separate flood control projects at different locations within Manila, each requiring its own contract.

Public record entityConstruction of Retention Basin along Estero de Sampaloc (Phase I), Manila City

LocationCITY OF MANILA (METROPOLITAN MANILA), CITY OF MANILA, National Capital RegionContract 22OE0009

Amount₱47,470,673.29 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: 2021-11-03 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-04-25 · Maxar

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

Checked: October 22, 2026

This is a textbook C5 case: three contracts, same contractor and DEO, all just under the ₱50M threshold, started within 1 day, and all in the same municipality. The titles refer to similar types of works (retention/retarding basins) in Manila City, and the code has already confirmed the cluster math. C5 expects projects to be at different sites within the same municipality, so the presence of different esteros is not a reason to reject. All required records and fields are present.

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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 Retention Basin along Estero de Sampaloc (Phase I), Manila City22OE0009Flood control	100%	February 26, 2023	February 26, 2023	No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computed	completedsumbong source

Start: February 16, 2022 · 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 with similar scope

{
  "deo": "North Manila District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "22OE0009",
  "contractor": "FLORDES CONST & TRADING CORP FORMERLY FLO",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 3,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 47470673.29,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.9439438414144244
}

Source documents

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

Possible Innocent Explanations

Legitimate multi-lot procurement
Different sites under same program

Satellite before / after

Project completion

Rule Definition

Triggering Data & citations

Possible Innocent Explanations

Where this project sits