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Awards Clustered Just Under the Small Value Procurement Ceiling

3+ awards from one office to one supplier within 30 days, each 85–100% of the SVP ceiling, combined above it.

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Indicator: 3 awards from DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF PAMPANGA to TRACCOR BUILDERS between 2019-08-13 and 2019-08-13 were each between 85% and 100% of the ₱1.00M Small Value Procurement ceiling then in force (2016 Revised IRR of RA 9184, Annex H), totalling ₱2.86M. Worth checking whether they were separate requirements. It is possible these were for different schools or sites, but the titles do not specify.

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Project completion

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Rule Definition

SVP ceiling in force on the award date: ₱500,000 (2009 IRR of RA 9184, Annex H), ₱1,000,000 (2016 Revised IRR, Annex H), ₱2,000,000 (IRR of RA 12009, Sec. 34). Splitting contracts to avoid competitive bidding is prohibited under the IRR.

Triggering Data & citations

3 awards from DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF PAMPANGA to TRACCOR BUILDERS between 2019-08-13 and 2019-08-13, each between 85% and 100% of the ₱1,000,000 Small Value Procurement ceiling, totalling ₱2,855,603.

{
  "awards": [
    {
      "url": "/agency-awards/b7d06dec-ca71-4e69-bc95-50f464fa9ebd",
      "title": "Construction Projects",
      "office": "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF PAMPANGA",
      "awardId": "b7d06dec-ca71-4e69-bc95-50f464fa9ebd",
      "awardee": "TRACCOR BUILDERS",
      "amountPhp": 962656.96,
      "awardDate": "2019-08-13",
      "referenceId": "2019-003",
      "businessCategory": "General Repair and Maintenance Services"
    },
    {
      "url": "/agency-awards/b87afaad-678e-490a-a78d-5027342feebe",
      "title": "Construction Project",
      "office": "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF PAMPANGA",
      "awardId": "b87afaad-678e-490a-a78d-5027342feebe",
      "awardee": "TRACCOR BUILDERS",
      "amountPhp": 939380.43,
      "awardDate": "2019-08-13",
      "referenceId": "2019-009",
      "businessCategory": "General Repair and Maintenance Services"
    },
    {
      "url": "/agency-awards/a13f10aa-72df-470c-9e4e-5721877abdb4",
      "title": "construction project",
      "office": "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF PAMPANGA",
      "awardId": "a13f10aa-72df-470c-9e4e-5721877abdb4",
      "awardee": "TRACCOR BUILDERS",
      "amountPhp": 953565.57,
      "awardDate": "2019-08-13",
      "referenceId": "2019-019",
      "businessCategory": "General Repair and Maintenance Services"
    }
  ],
  "totalPhp": 2855602.96,
  "ceilingPhp": 1000000,
  "ceilingUrl": "https://www.gppb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Updated-2016-Revised-IRR-of-RA-No.-9184-as-of-19-July-2024.pdf",
  "windowDays": 30,
  "ceilingCitation": "2016 Revised IRR of RA 9184, Annex H — SVP ceiling ₱1,000,000 for NGAs"
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Separate requisitions from different schools/units or recurring needs can fall near the ceiling legitimately; splitting is prohibited only when done to avoid competitive bidding.