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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 23FD0018 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 23 recorded contracts, HGG BUILDERS & SUPPLY was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 22 times (95.7%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. This may reflect highly competitive bidding or precise cost estimation.

Public record entityConstruction of Riverbank Protection Structure along Libmanan River, Brgy. Manangle Section, Sipocot, Camarines Sur
LocationSIPOCOT (CAMARINES SUR), CAMARINES SUR, Region VContract 23FD0018
Amount₱82,024,902.06100.00% 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 Riverbank Protection Structure along Libmanan River, Brgy. Manangle Section, Sipocot, Camarines Sur23FD0018Flood control100%January 2, 2024January 2, 2024No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computedcompletedsumbong source

Start: April 19, 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": "Camarines Sur 1st District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 0.9999999172202677,
  "abcPhp": 82024908.85,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "23FD0018",
  "contractor": "HGG BUILDERS & SUPPLY",
  "contractCostPhp": 82024902.06
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Accurate cost estimating
  • Single qualified bid at market rate
  • ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate
  • This may reflect highly competitive bidding or precise cost estimation.

Connected records

Where this project sits

Place (PSGC)
Region V (Bicol Region)Camarines SurSipocotYabo
Storms whose wind field reached it
Nokaen 2026Fung-Wong 2025Fengshen 2025Bualoi 2025Man-Yi 2024
Hazard exposure
Active fault19.0 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.