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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 23FE0071 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 115 recorded contracts, LEGACY CONST CORP FORMERLY: LEGACY CONST was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 100 times (87.0%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible the contractor consistently bids at the ABC to maximize their chances of winning within legal limits.

Public record entityConstruction of Riverbank Protection Structures along Bicol River, Brgy. Malbong, Gainza, Camarines Sur
LocationGAINZA (CAMARINES SUR), CAMARINES SUR, Region VContract 23FE0071
Amount₱74,250,000.00100.00% 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 Riverbank Protection Structures along Bicol River, Brgy. Malbong, Gainza, Camarines Sur23FE0071Flood control100%February 24, 2024November 21, 2023No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computedcompletedsumbong source

Start: April 18, 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": "Camarines Sur 2nd District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1,
  "abcPhp": 74250000,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "23FE0071",
  "contractor": "LEGACY CONST CORP FORMERLY: LEGACY CONST",
  "contractCostPhp": 74250000
}

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)
Region V (Bicol Region)Camarines SurGainzaMalbong
Storms whose wind field reached it
Nokaen 2026Fung-Wong 2025Fengshen 2025Bualoi 2025Man-Yi 2024
Hazard exposure
Active fault15.3 km to mapped traceGEM Foundation (Philippines catalogue within GEM Global Active Faults)Flood (100-yr rain)mediumUP 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)
Drought / dry spell likelyPAGASA · 2026-10-07El Niño readiness →

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