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 22PA0103 lists a cost of ₱49.50M, 1.02% above its Approved Budget for the Contract of ₱49.00M. 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.
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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.
| Project | Prog. | Target end | Actual end | Days late | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction of Pagala Flood Control Structure (Phase 2), Barangay Pagala, Bucay, Abra22PA0103Flood control | 100% | February 21, 2023 | February 21, 2023 | — | completedsumbong source |
Start: June 20, 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": "Abra District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 1.0101654575713217,
"abcPhp": 48999893.66,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "22PA0103",
"contractor": "739 BUILDERS",
"contractCostPhp": 49498000
}Source documents
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.