Indicator C5 — Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

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Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

Multiple similar contracts to the same contractor/DEO just under a threshold in a short window.

This is a statistical anomaly or indicator worth examining — not proof of wrongdoing, fraud, or corruption against any person.

Indicator: 3 contracts awarded to HI-TONE CONST & DEVELOPMENT CORP FORMERLY by the same office started within 91 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 3 in the same municipality. It is possible these are separate legitimate projects for different rivers in the same municipality.

Public record entityConstruction of River Protection Structures along Calawagan River, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+322, Sta. 0+492 - Sta. 0+772.00, Paluan, Occidental Mindoro

LocationPALUAN (OCCIDENTAL MINDORO), OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, Region IV-BContract 22EB0096

Amount₱46,100,036.07 sumbong source

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

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.31 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2019-04-03 · Maxar

After capture: 2019-04-03 · Vantor

No imagery since construction began — latest capture 2019-04-03

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 River Protection Structures along Calawagan River, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+322, Sta. 0+492 - Sta. 0+772.00, Paluan, Occidental Mindoro22EB0096Flood control	100%	January 30, 2023	March 15, 2023	—	completedsumbong source

Start: May 30, 2022 · Source fetched October 21, 2026

Rule Definition

≥3 contracts within 120 days, each 85–100% of ₱50M threshold, similar titles.

Triggering Data & citations

Cluster of contracts just under procurement threshold with similar scope

{
  "deo": "Mindoro Occidental District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "22EB0096",
  "contractor": "HI-TONE CONST & DEVELOPMENT CORP FORMERLY",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 3,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 46100036.07,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.8135553292873758
}

Source documents

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

Possible Innocent Explanations

Legitimate multi-lot procurement
Different sites under same program