Indicator C2 — Awards Very Close to the Budget Ceiling

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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 22CD0153 was awarded at 99.99% of its ABC. Across its 115 recorded contracts, LEGACY CONST CORP FORMERLY: LEGACY CONST was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 100 times (87.0%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. Contractors may bid close to the ABC to remain competitive while maximizing their potential profit.

Public record entityImprovement of Waterway along Bulo River, Sta. 01 + 880 - Sta. 02 + 320 (Left Side), San Miguel, Bulacan

LocationSAN MIGUEL (BULACAN), BULACAN, Region IIIContract 22CD0153

Amount₱48,995,909.0699.99% of approved budget (ABC) sumbong source

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Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.5 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2022-01-29 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-01-25 · Vantor

Satellite comparison for public reference — not proof of completion or non-completion.

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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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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
Improvement of Waterway along Bulo River, Sta. 01 + 880 - Sta. 02 + 320 (Left Side), San Miguel, Bulacan22CD0153Flood control	100%	October 15, 2022	October 15, 2022	—	completedsumbong source

Start: March 30, 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 2nd District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 0.9999199611524374,
  "abcPhp": 48999830.95,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "22CD0153",
  "contractor": "LEGACY CONST CORP FORMERLY: LEGACY CONST",
  "contractCostPhp": 48995909.06
}

Source documents

sumbong — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rukku/sumbongsapangulo.ph-datasets/main/flood_control_projects.geojsonFetched October 21, 2026

Possible Innocent Explanations

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