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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 24BH0205 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 36 recorded contracts, DALCON CONST was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 35 times (97.2%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. This could be due to highly competitive bidding or precise cost estimation.

Public record entityConstruction of Arubub Flood Control Structure, Sta. 0 + 000 - Sta. 0 + 730, Jones, Isabela
LocationJONES (ISABELA), ISABELA, Region IIContract 24BH0205
Amount₱96,499,634.76100.00% 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 Arubub Flood Control Structure, Sta. 0 + 000 - Sta. 0 + 730, Jones, Isabela24BH0205Flood control100%July 20, 2025October 15, 2024No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computedcompletedsumbong source

Start: June 4, 2024 · 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": "Isabela 4th District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 0.9999962151295337,
  "abcPhp": 96500000,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "24BH0205",
  "contractor": "DALCON CONST",
  "contractCostPhp": 96499634.76
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Accurate cost estimating
  • Single qualified bid at market rate
  • ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate
  • This could be due to highly competitive bidding or precise cost estimation.

Connected records

Where this project sits

Place (PSGC)
Region II (Cagayan Valley)IsabelaJonesArubub
Storms whose wind field reached it
Peilou 2026Fung-Wong 2025Matmo 2025Mitag 2025Kajiki 2025
Hazard exposure
Active fault32.1 km to mapped traceGEM Foundation (Philippines catalogue within GEM Global Active Faults)Flood (100-yr rain)highUP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH)Landslideoutside mapped landslide zonesUP NOAH Center / UP NIGS (Project NOAH)Storm surgenot inundated even at SSA4 (>5 m)UP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH)Full hazard check →
El Niño outlook (province)
Dry conditions likelyPAGASA · 2026-10-07El Niño readiness →

Exposure to a storm, hazard or drought outlook is context, not a finding about the project.