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: 4 contracts awarded to ASIAN PEARL CONST & DEVT CORP by the same office started within 0 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 3 in the same municipality. It is possible these are separate segments or phases of a larger flood control project, each bid out as a distinct contract.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Control Dike along Kabuayan Creek, Burgos, Ilocos Norte

LocationBURGOS (ILOCOS NORTE), ILOCOS NORTE, Region IContract 22AA0145

Amount₱48,251,876.53 sumbong source

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

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.46 m

Before capture: 2021-04-07 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-09-01 · 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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How this was checked

publish · confidence 0.98

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4

Checked: October 22, 2026

This is a textbook C5 case: four contracts, all just under the ₱50M threshold, awarded to the same contractor by the same DEO, all started on the same day, and three are in the same municipality. The titles refer to similar types of flood control works in closely related locations (Bislak River, Brgy. Canaam, Vintar, Ilocos Norte), but with some distinctions in sitio or chainage, as expected for C5. The code already confirmed the cluster logic and thresholds. There is no evidence of a data artifact.

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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 Flood Control Dike along Kabuayan Creek, Burgos, Ilocos Norte22AA0145	100%	February 7, 2023	February 7, 2023	No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computed	completedsumbong source

Start: April 4, 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": "Ilocos Norte 1st District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "22AA0145",
  "contractor": "ASIAN PEARL CONST & DEVT CORP",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 4,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 48251876.53,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.8520646032632334
}

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

Satellite before / after

Project completion

Rule Definition

Triggering Data & citations

Possible Innocent Explanations

Where this project sits