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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 23HO0190 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 88 recorded contracts, QM BUILDERS was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 84 times (95.5%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible that the winning bid was calculated to match the ABC exactly, which is allowed as long as it does not exceed the ABC.

Public record entityConstruction of Storm Surge Protection Structures at Sitio Lala-o, Barangay Montañeza, Malabuyoc, Cebu
LocationMALABUYOC (CEBU), CEBU, Region VIIContract 23HO0190
Amount₱96,493,351.85100.00% 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 Storm Surge Protection Structures at Sitio Lala-o, Barangay Montañeza, Malabuyoc, Cebu23HO0190Flood control100%March 6, 2024September 26, 2023—completedsumbong source

Start: May 5, 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": "Cebu 7th District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 0.9999942075101378,
  "abcPhp": 96493910.79,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "23HO0190",
  "contractor": "QM BUILDERS",
  "contractCostPhp": 96493351.85
}

Source documents

Possible Innocent Explanations

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