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 RJIR ENT CORP by the same office started within 73 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 4 in the same municipality. It is possible that these are separate embankment projects needed in different barangays of the same municipality.

Public record entityConstruction of Tide Protection Embankment, Suba, Villaba, Leyte

LocationVILLABA (LEYTE), LEYTE, Region VIIIContract 22IE0064

Amount₱48,754,987.60 sumbong source

Only contractors and government agencies named in public procurement records are shown. Private individuals are not named.

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.46 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2021-07-27 · Maxar

After capture: 2021-07-27 · Vantor

No imagery since construction began — latest capture 2021-07-27

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 0.95

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4

Checked: October 22, 2026

All four contracts are for similar works (tide protection embankments) in the same municipality, awarded by the same DEO to the same contractor, started within 73 days, and each just under the ₱50M threshold. The C5 rule expects projects to be at different barangays or sitios within the same municipality, and the titles confirm this (Brgy. Silad, Suba, Brgy. Poblacion del Norte). There is no data artifact or false positive; the indicator is valid and the evidence is complete.

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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 Tide Protection Embankment, Suba, Villaba, Leyte22IE0064Flood control	100%	April 6, 2023	December 15, 2022	—	completedsumbong source

Start: June 6, 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": "Leyte 3rd District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "22IE0064",
  "contractor": "RJIR ENT CORP",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 4,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 48754987.6,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.9067777328193994
}

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