Indicator C5 — Contract Splitting Pattern

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Contract Splitting Pattern

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: 4 contracts awarded to PANAY EAST COAST CONST & SUPPLY by the same office started within 19 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 3 in the same municipality. It is possible that these are separate flood control projects in different barangays, each requiring its own contract.

Public record entityConstruction of Particion Flood Control Project, Barangay Particion, Guimbal, Iloilo

LocationGUIMBAL (ILOILO), ILOILO, Region VIContract 23GF0088

Amount₱48,485,507.81 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: 2015-08-26 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-07-28 · Vantor

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: four contracts, all just under the ₱50M threshold, awarded to the same contractor by the same DEO within 19 days, with three in the same municipality. The titles name different barangays or municipalities, which is expected for C5 and does not invalidate the indicator. There is no evidence of a data artifact.

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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 Particion Flood Control Project, Barangay Particion, Guimbal, Iloilo23GF0088Flood control	100%	January 13, 2024	March 13, 2024	—	completedsumbong source

Start: April 11, 2023 · 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": "Iloilo 1st District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "23GF0088",
  "contractor": "PANAY EAST COAST CONST & SUPPLY",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 4,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 48485507.81,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.876417175840987
}

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