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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: contract 24CJ0020 lists a cost of ₱92.95M, 2.59% above its Approved Budget for the Contract of ₱90.61M. Under RA 9184, awards normally may not exceed the ABC. This may be due to a data entry error or a post-bid contract amendment not reflected in the ABC field.

Public record entityConstruction of Secondary Dike of Rio Chico River (Section A), Victoria, Tarlac
LocationVICTORIA (TARLAC), TARLAC, Region IIIContract 24CJ0020
Amount₱92,954,070.00102.59% of approved budget (ABC) sumbong source

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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
ProjectProg.Target endActual endDays lateStatus
Construction of Secondary Dike of Rio Chico River (Section A), Victoria, Tarlac24CJ0020100%October 5, 2024October 5, 2024No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computedcompletedsumbong source

Start: February 13, 2024 · 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": "Tarlac District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1.0259067357512954,
  "abcPhp": 90606745,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "24CJ0020",
  "contractor": "T2B3 BUILDERS AND SUPPLIES CORP / RPV RED MOUNTAIN KONSTRUCT INC",
  "contractCostPhp": 92954070
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Accurate cost estimating
  • Single qualified bid at market rate
  • ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate
  • This may be due to a data entry error or a post-bid contract amendment not reflected in the ABC field.

Connected records

Where this project sits

Place (PSGC)
Region III (Central Luzon)TarlacVictoriaSan Vicente
Storms whose wind field reached it
None on record (IBTrACS tracks).
Hazard exposure
Active fault32.7 km to mapped traceGEM Foundation (Philippines catalogue within GEM Global Active Faults)Flood (100-yr rain)highUP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH)Landslideoutside mapped landslide zonesUP NOAH Center / UP NIGS (Project NOAH)Storm surgeno layer coverage for this provinceUP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH)Full hazard check →
El Niño outlook (province)
No PAGASA drought or dry flag for this province.El Niño readiness →

Exposure to a storm, hazard or drought outlook is context, not a finding about the project.