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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 24EH0108 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 67 recorded contracts, SUNWEST INC FORMERLY: SUNWEST CONST & DEVELOPMENT CORP was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 61 times (91.0%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible that the winning bid was calculated to exactly match the ABC, which is allowed as long as it does not exceed it.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Limon Sur (Phase 1), Looc, Romblon
LocationLOOC (ROMBLON), ROMBLON, Region IV-BContract 24EH0108
Amount₱91,672,764.45100.00% 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 Flood Mitigation Structure along Limon Sur (Phase 1), Looc, Romblon24EH0108Flood control100%March 3, 2025September 23, 2024No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computedcompletedsumbong source

Start: April 8, 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": "Romblon District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 0.9999756149440827,
  "abcPhp": 91674999.95,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "24EH0108",
  "contractor": "SUNWEST INC FORMERLY: SUNWEST CONST & DEVELOPMENT CORP",
  "contractCostPhp": 91672764.45
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Accurate cost estimating
  • Single qualified bid at market rate
  • ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate

Connected records

Where this project sits

Place (PSGC)
MIMAROPA RegionRomblonLoocLimon Norte
Storms whose wind field reached it
Koto 2025Kalmaegi 2025Fengshen 2025Bualoi 2025Prapiroon 2024
Hazard exposure
Active fault5.9 km to mapped traceGEM Foundation (Philippines catalogue within GEM Global Active Faults)Flood (100-yr rain)outside mapped flood zonesUP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH)Landslideoutside mapped landslide zonesUP NOAH Center / UP NIGS (Project NOAH)Storm surgenot inundated even at SSA4 (>5 m)UP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH)Full hazard check →
El Niño outlook (province)
Dry conditions likelyPAGASA · 2026-10-07El Niño readiness →

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