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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 22IK0053 lists a cost of ₱14.85M, 1.00% above its Approved Budget for the Contract of ₱14.70M. Under RA 9184, awards normally may not exceed the ABC. This may be due to a data entry error or a late adjustment to the ABC that was not reflected in the records.

Public record entityConstruction of Coastal Dike/Shoreline Protection (Esplanade) in Barangay Poblacion, Villareal, Samar
LocationVILLAREAL (SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)), SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR), Region VIIIContract 22IK0053
Amount₱14,847,437.16101.00% 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 Coastal Dike/Shoreline Protection (Esplanade) in Barangay Poblacion, Villareal, Samar22IK0053100%December 16, 2022December 16, 2022—completedsumbong source

Start: February 28, 2022 · 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": "Samar 2nd District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1.0100297408367953,
  "abcPhp": 14699999.97,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "22IK0053",
  "contractor": "CDU CONST",
  "contractCostPhp": 14847437.16
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Accurate cost estimating
  • Single qualified bid at market rate
  • ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate
  • This may be due to a data entry error or a late adjustment to the ABC that was not reflected in the records.