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: Butuan City District Engineering Office awarded 48 of 48 recorded flood-control contracts (100.0%) at 99.5% or more of their Approved Budget for the Contract, versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts nationwide (29.6 percentage points higher; binomial p = 4.8e-08), across 15 contractors. Source: DPWH / Sumbong sa Pangulo contract records; each contract is listed below. This may be due to highly competitive bidding where contractors consistently bid close to the ABC.

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Butuan City District Engineering Office: contracts

48 of 48 contracts (100%) at ≥99.5% of ABC · peer baseline 70.4% · gap +29.6 pts · binomial p = 4.8e-8. Source: DPWH transparency portal and Sumbong sa Pangulo records (linked per contract).

Contract	Title	Contractor	% of ABC	Source
22ND0031	Construction of Main Drainage Canal, NRJ BCIR to LADP Creek, Employees Village, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ADFIL CORP	100.00%	DPWH
24ND0078	Construction / Maintenance of Flood Mitigation Structures and Drainage System-Flood Mitigation Structures at Masao Rivermouth and Construction of Cut-off Channe	ADFIL CORP	100.00%	DPWH
24ND0019	Construction of Drainage, Barangay Bayanihan, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	FHD CONST AND SUPPLY	100.00%	DPWH
23N00109	Construction of Drainage System along Butuan City-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road, Butuan City Airport to Libertad Bridge (Both Sides) including sidewalk, curb and g	ME 3 CONST / EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
24ND0064	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Obod-obod Creek, Package 2, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	TRIPARCO DEVELOPMENT CORP	100.00%	DPWH
22ND0030	Construction of Main Drainage Canal, NRJ BCIR to Provincial Hospital to LADP, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ME 3 CONST	100.00%	DPWH
23N00186	Rehabilitation of Dike along Mandakpan-Bonbon Channel, Downstream Section, Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte	EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
23ND0037	Construction of River Bank Protection at Pianing Bridge along Butuan City-Pianing-Tandag Rd, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	NORTHERN BUILDERS	100.00%	DPWH
23N00108	Construction of Drainage along Jollibee Downtown to Gaisano Mall (Both Sides) including sidewalk, curb and gutter, Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte	ME 3 CONST / EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
23N00110	Construction of Drainage System along Butuan City-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road, Libertad Bridge to Robinsons (Both Sides) including sidewalk, curb and gutter, But	ME 3 CONST / EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
24ND0113	Rehabilitation of Flood Control Drainage System of Lower Agusan Development Project, Langihan Creek Section, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	RAMISES CONST	100.00%	DPWH
23N00118	Rehabilitation of Bank Protection Structure along Taguibo River Protecting Taguibo Dam Water-Filtration Facilities, Package 1, Barangay Anticala, Butuan City, A	EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
24N00088	Rehabilitation of Bank Protection Structure along Taguibo River Protecting Taguibo Dam Water-Filtration Facilities, Package 2, Barangay Anticala, Butuan City, A	EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
22N00092	Construction of Bank Protection along Agusan River, Agusan Pequeño Section, Package 1, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ADFIL CORP	100.00%	DPWH
23N00107	Construction of Drainage along Butuan City- Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road, DBP TO Robinsons Mall R/S including sidewalk, curb and gutter, Butuan City, Agusan Del N	RAMISES CONST / EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
23N00113	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Obod-obod Creek, Package 1, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ME 3 CONST	100.00%	DPWH
24ND0039	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Agusan River (Dankias Section) Package 1, Butuan City	ME 3 CONST	100.00%	DPWH
22N00095	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Banza River at Banza Ruins Section, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ME 3 CONST	100.00%	DPWH
23N00112	Construction of Flood Control Structure - Lower Agusan Development Project, Flood Control (Bancasi Bridge Revetment Upstream and Downstream, Butuan City, Agusan	RAMISES CONST / EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
24N00130	Construction of Flood Control Structure - Lower Agusan Development Project, Flood Control (Bancasi Bridge Revetment Upstream and Downstream), Package 2, Butuan	TRIPARCO DEVELOPMENT CORP	100.00%	DPWH
22N00132	Construction of Flood Control Mitigation Structure along Agusan River Basin Protecting Barangay Poblacion, Las Nieves, Package 1, Agusan del Norte	ADFIL CORP	100.00%	DPWH
23N00119	Rehabilitation of Bank Protection Structure along Taguibo River Protecting Taguibo Dam Water-Filtration Facilities, Package 2, Barangay Anticala, Butuan City, A	EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
23N00116	Construction of Riverbank Protection at Magsaysay Bridge, 1st Approach, Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte	EQUI-PARCO CONST CO / TRIPARCO DEVELOPMENT CORP	100.00%	DPWH
22ND0057	Construction of Flood Control Structure along Tagabaca-Aupagan, Phase 1, Butuan City	NORTHERN BUILDERS	100.00%	DPWH
22N00094	Construction of Flood Control Structures at Weighbridge Section, Package 1, Ampayon, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	RAMISES CONST / EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
22N00097	Construction of Main Drainage Canal along Capitol - Bonbon Road to C.T. Montalban St. to Villa Kananga Creek, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ADFIL CORP	100.00%	DPWH
23N00164	Construction of Bank Protection along Agusan River, Agusan Pequeño Section, Package 2, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ADFIL CORP	100.00%	DPWH
23N00111	Construction of Drainage System along Butuan City-Cagayan de Oro-Iligan Road, Silongan St. to Jct Montilla Blvd (Both Sides) including sidewalk, curb and gutter	EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
23N00114	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Tagabaka Creek, Downstream with RCBC Improvement, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ME 3 CONST / EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
21ND0106	Rehabilitation of National Roads with Slips, Slope Collapse and Landslide along Daang Maharlika Road - K1240+500 - K1240+746.60, Butuan City	TRIPARCO DEVELOPMENT CORP	100.00%	DPWH
24ND0024	Construction of Larpis Slope Protection Works, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ADFIL CORP	100.00%	DPWH
22N00190	Rehabilitation of Bank Protection Structure along Taguibo River Protecting Taguibo Dam Water-Filtration Facilities, Brgy. Anticala, Butuan City	EQUI-PARCO CONST CO / TRIPARCO DEVELOPMENT CORP	100.00%	DPWH
23N00115	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structures at NRJ Villa Paraiso Section to Barangay Antongalon, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	RAMISES CONST	100.00%	DPWH
22N00098	Construction of Main Drainage Canal along Jct. Montilla Boulevard - Salvador Calo Street to LADP Main Drainage Canal, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	TRIPARCO DEVELOPMENT CORP	100.00%	DPWH
22N00096	Construction of Main Drainage Canal along BCIR - JCT Rosales Avenue - LADP CARBDP Main Drainage Channel (Barangay Imadejas to Barangay Libertad) Package 1, Butu	M MONTESCLAROS ENT INC	100.00%	DPWH
24N00140	Rehabilitation of Flood Control Structure along Malalag - Libertad Section, Package 2, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	TRIPARCO DEVELOPMENT CORP	100.00%	DPWH
23N00084	Construction (Completion) of Main Drainage Canal Along Montilla JCT Montilla Boulevard - Salvador Calo Street to Main LADP Main Drainage Canal Butuan City, Agus	EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
21N00094	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structures along Agusan River (Tungao Section) Package 1, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ME 3 CONST	100.00%	DPWH
23N00085	Construction of Main Drainage Canal Along JCT Montilla Boulevard - T. Calo Street - NRJ BCIR to Main LADP Main Drainage Canal (T. Calo - Ochoa Section), Butuan	ADFIL CORP	100.00%	DPWH
23N00097	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Agusan River (Ambacon Section) Upstream, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte	ME 3 CONST / EVENPAR CONST AND DEVELOPMENT CORP FORMERLY: EVEN PAR CONST CO INC	100.00%	DPWH
23N00123	Construction of Main Drainage Canal along Montilla JCT BCIR - South Montilla Boulevard - LADP Main Drainage Canal Package 1, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ME 3 CONST / EQUI-PARCO CONST CO	100.00%	DPWH
24N00134	Rehabilitation of Flood Control Structure along Malalag - Libertad Section, Package 1, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	TRIPARCO DEVELOPMENT CORP	100.00%	DPWH
23N00096	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Agusan River (Ambacon Section) Downstream, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte	ME 3 CONST / EVENPAR CONST AND DEVELOPMENT CORP FORMERLY: EVEN PAR CONST CO INC	100.00%	DPWH
22N00110	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Agusan River (Tungao Section) Package 2, Sta. 0+228.00 - Sta. 0+355.00, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ME 3 CONST	100.00%	DPWH
22N00141	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure, Agusan River Basin (Bit-os Section), Sta. 0+124.935 - Sta. 0+244.00, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	ME 3 CONST / HAPPY ALL3 BUILDERS CORP	100.00%	DPWH
23ND0064	Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure, Barangay Marcos Calo, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte	OLIN DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING & CONST	99.83%	DPWH
24ND0092	Construction of Flood Mitigation, Brgy. Anticala, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte	HAPPY ALL3 BUILDERS CORP	99.74%	DPWH
25ND0048	Construction of Bank Protection, Lower Agusan River, Barangay Golden Ribbon, Butuan City	RAMISES CONST	99.69%	DPWH

How this was checked

publish · confidence 0.98

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4.1

Checked: October 22, 2026

All 48 contracts from the Butuan City District Engineering Office were awarded at 99.5% or more of the ABC, which is 29.6 percentage points higher than the national baseline. The evidence is complete, the anomaly is statistically significant, and the indicator is clearly described. Innocent explanations (such as competitive bidding driving prices up to the ABC) are plausible but do not negate the anomaly.

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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.

Completion schedule is shown for project and contractor flags only.

Rule Definition

ContractCost / ABC ≥ 0.995 using metadata.abc and contract cost fields.

Triggering Data & citations

Implementing office awards near-ABC contracts far more often than the flood-control baseline

{
  "office": "Butuan City District Engineering Office",
  "nearAbc": 48,
  "trigger": "office_pattern_aggregate",
  "officeId": "31ba81de-d2d4-5e62-9d89-1a64c3aa99c8",
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "binomialTailP": 4.827563674612978e-8,
  "nearAbcRatePct": 100,
  "totalContracts": 48,
  "baselineRatePct": 70.4,
  "excessPctPoints": 29.6,
  "expectedNearAbc": 33.8,
  "baselineDefinition": "share of all Sumbong flood-control contracts awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC"
}

Source documents

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

Possible Innocent Explanations

This may be due to highly competitive bidding where contractors consistently bid close to the ABC.