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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 22CA0046 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 26 recorded contracts, M C J VALENZUELA CONST ENT was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 24 times (92.3%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible that the winning bid matched the ABC due to precise cost estimation or a lack of competition.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Control Structure along San Juan River, Sitio Pugad Lawin, Barangay San Juan, Phase 1A - CDA, Samal, Bataan
LocationSAMAL (BATAAN), BATAAN, Region IIIContract 22CA0046
Amount₱48,999,999.81100.00% 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 Flood Control Structure along San Juan River, Sitio Pugad Lawin, Barangay San Juan, Phase 1A - CDA, Samal, Bataan22CA0046Flood control100%November 2, 2022October 30, 2022—completedsumbong source

Start: February 21, 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": "Bataan 1st District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1,
  "abcPhp": 48999999.81,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "22CA0046",
  "contractor": "M C J VALENZUELA CONST ENT",
  "contractCostPhp": 48999999.81
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

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