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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 23DC0095 lists a cost of ₱99.00M, 2.59% above its Approved Budget for the Contract of ₱96.50M. Under RA 9184, awards normally may not exceed the ABC. This may be due to a data entry error or a post-bid adjustment not reflected in the ABC field.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Mitigation Structures Along San Juan River - Phase 5, Tanauan - Sto. Tomas, Batangas
LocationCITY OF SANTO TOMAS (BATANGAS), BATANGAS, Region IV-AContract 23DC0095
Amount₱98,999,979.00102.59% 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 Mitigation Structures Along San Juan River - Phase 5, Tanauan - Sto. Tomas, Batangas23DC0095Flood control100%February 9, 2024December 5, 2023No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computedcompletedsumbong source

Start: March 17, 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": "Batangas 3rd District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1.0259065181347151,
  "abcPhp": 96500000,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "23DC0095",
  "contractor": "MAR-VEL CONST & SUPPLY",
  "contractCostPhp": 98999979
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Accurate cost estimating
  • Single qualified bid at market rate
  • ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate
  • This may be due to a data entry error or a post-bid adjustment not reflected in the ABC field.

Connected records

Where this project sits

Place (PSGC)
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)BatangasCity of Sto. Tomas
Storms whose wind field reached it
Fung-Wong 2025Fengshen 2025Bualoi 2025Man-Yi 2024Ewiniar 2024
Hazard exposure
Active fault14.3 km to mapped traceGEM Foundation (Philippines catalogue within GEM Global Active Faults)Flood (100-yr rain)highUP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH)Landslideoutside mapped landslide zonesUP NOAH Center / UP NIGS (Project NOAH)Storm surgenot inundated even at SSA4 (>5 m)UP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH)Full hazard check →
El Niño outlook (province)
No PAGASA drought or dry flag for this province.El Niño readiness →

Exposure to a storm, hazard or drought outlook is context, not a finding about the project.