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 22BD0090 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 37 recorded contracts, EGB CONST CORP FORMERLY: EGB CONST was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 36 times (97.3%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible that the contractor consistently bids at the ABC to maximize their chances of winning within legal limits.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinacanauan River Flood Management Projects, Camasi- Centro, Peñablanca, Cagayan22BD0090Flood control | 100% | March 22, 2023 | December 9, 2022 | — | completedsumbong source |
Start: March 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": "Cagayan 3rd District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 1,
"abcPhp": 91675000,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "22BD0090",
"contractor": "EGB CONST CORP FORMERLY: EGB CONST",
"contractCostPhp": 91675000
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Accurate cost estimating
- Single qualified bid at market rate
- ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate