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 21CC0292 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 48 recorded contracts, TOPNOTCH CATALYST BUILDERS INC was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 45 times (93.8%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. This may be due to rounding or last-minute adjustments to the contract price.
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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.
| Project | Prog. | Target end | Actual end | Days late | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction of Flood Control Structures along Bocaue River, Bocaue, Bulacan21CC0292Flood control | 100% | January 22, 2023 | January 22, 2023 | — | completedsumbong source |
Start: January 28, 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": "Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 1.0000017046671712,
"abcPhp": 96499775.9,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "21CC0292",
"contractor": "TOPNOTCH CATALYST BUILDERS INC",
"contractCostPhp": 96499940.4
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Accurate cost estimating
- Single qualified bid at market rate
- ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate
- This may be due to rounding or last-minute adjustments to the contract price.