Bid-Ceiling Hugging
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 23CC0089 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 20 recorded contracts, A R L CONST was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 19 times (95.0%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible that competitive bidding led to the contract being awarded at the maximum allowed price.
Only contractors and government agencies named in public procurement records are shown. Private individuals are not named.
Satellite before / after
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction of River Control Project along Balagtas River, Santol, Sta. 01+500 - Sta. 01+850, Balagtas, Bulacan23CC0089Flood control | 100% | December 9, 2023 | September 1, 2023 | — | completedsumbong source |
Start: February 13, 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": "Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 0.9999686878246152,
"abcPhp": 96499523.36,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "23CC0089",
"contractor": "A R L CONST",
"contractCostPhp": 96496501.75
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Accurate cost estimating
- Single qualified bid at market rate
- ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate