Indicator C2 — Bid-Ceiling Hugging

AI-verified / Na-verify ng AI Data as of October 21, 2026

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 23CI0129 lists a cost of ₱19.80M, 0.10% above its Approved Budget for the Contract of ₱19.78M. Under RA 9184, awards normally may not exceed the ABC. This may be due to a rounding or data entry error.

Public record entityConstruction of Reinforced Concrete Slope Protection along Sapang Balen River, Sitio Mapiña, Magalang, Pampanga

LocationMAGALANG (PAMPANGA), PAMPANGA, Region IIIContract 23CI0129

Amount₱19,797,019.05100.10% of approved budget (ABC) sumbong source

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

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.5 m

Before capture: 2023-03-07 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-11-18 · Vantor

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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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 Reinforced Concrete Slope Protection along Sapang Balen River, Sitio Mapiña, Magalang, Pampanga23CI0129	100%	October 20, 2023	October 20, 2023	—	completedsumbong source

Start: May 24, 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": "Pampanga 3rd District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1.0010112342583304,
  "abcPhp": 19777019.85,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "23CI0129",
  "contractor": "M C J VALENZUELA CONST ENT",
  "contractCostPhp": 19797019.05
}

Source documents

sumbong — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rukku/sumbongsapangulo.ph-datasets/main/flood_control_projects.geojsonFetched October 21, 2026

Possible Innocent Explanations

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