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Bid-Ceiling Hugging

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 23E00131 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 23 recorded contracts, HGG BUILDERS & SUPPLY was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 22 times (95.7%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. This may be due to highly competitive bidding or precise cost estimation.

Public record entityConstruction of Sta Cruz Seawall, Barangay Tagum - Barangay Morales Section, Sta Cruz, Marinduque
LocationSANTA CRUZ (MARINDUQUE), MARINDUQUE, Region IV-BContract 23E00131
Amount₱241,247,258.70100.00% 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 Sta Cruz Seawall, Barangay Tagum - Barangay Morales Section, Sta Cruz, Marinduque23E00131100%May 6, 2024May 6, 2024—completedsumbong source

Start: April 13, 2023 · 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": "Marinduque District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 0.9999886387564578,
  "abcPhp": 241249999.6,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "23E00131",
  "contractor": "HGG BUILDERS & SUPPLY",
  "contractCostPhp": 241247258.7
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

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