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 23HO0126 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. This may result from a perfectly matched bid or rounding in the procurement process.
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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 Groundsill along Saliring River (Upstream), Malabuyoc, Cebu23HO0126 | 100% | December 7, 2023 | December 7, 2023 | — | completedsumbong source |
Start: April 11, 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": 0.9999997854856592,
"abcPhp": 57898226.98,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "23HO0126",
"contractor": "QM BUILDERS",
"contractCostPhp": 57898214.56
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Accurate cost estimating
- Single qualified bid at market rate
- ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate