Indicator C5 — Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

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Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

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 ST MATTHEW GEN CONTRACTOR & DEVELOPMENT CORP by the same office started within 4 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 4 in the same municipality. These may be separate flood control works at different locations within the municipality, each requiring its own contract.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Control Structure along Sinigpit Creek (Right Bank), Barangay Caray, Sitio Sinigpit 1, Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte

LocationNUEVA ERA (ILOCOS NORTE), ILOCOS NORTE, Region IContract 22AB0086

Amount₱48,999,996.76 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: 2022-01-02 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-06-08 · 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, started within 4 days, and all in the same municipality. The titles name different sitios, rivers, or banks, but C5 expects projects to be at different sites within the same municipality. There is no evidence of a data artifact or error. The packet is complete and the public text is accurate.

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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 Flood Control Structure along Sinigpit Creek (Right Bank), Barangay Caray, Sitio Sinigpit 1, Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte22AB0086Flood control	100%	December 12, 2022	December 6, 2022	No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computed	completedsumbong source

Start: March 25, 2022 · 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": "Ilocos Norte 2nd District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "22AB0086",
  "contractor": "ST MATTHEW GEN CONTRACTOR & DEVELOPMENT CORP",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 4,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 48999996.76,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.9222754184696821
}

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

Satellite before / after

Project completion

Rule Definition

Triggering Data & citations

Possible Innocent Explanations

Where this project sits