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Awards Very Close to the Budget Ceiling

Contract cost is at or above 99.5% of ABC from Sumbong.

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Indicator: Davao Oriental 1st District Engineering Office awarded 43 of 44 recorded flood-control contracts (97.7%) at 99.5% or more of their Approved Budget for the Contract, versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts nationwide (27.3 percentage points higher; binomial p = 3.8e-06), across 25 contractors. Source: DPWH / Sumbong sa Pangulo contract records; each contract is listed below. This pattern may result from consistently competitive bidding or careful cost estimation.

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Davao Oriental 1st District Engineering Office: contracts

43 of 44 contracts (97.7%) at ≥99.5% of ABC · peer baseline 70.4% · gap +27.3 pts · binomial p = 3.8e-6. Source: DPWH transparency portal and Sumbong sa Pangulo records (linked per contract).

ContractTitleContractor% of ABCSource
22LF0090Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Manurigao River (San Antonio Section), Caraga, Davao OrientalECBJ EASTCOAST CONST / MAC BUILDERS CORP FORMERLY: MAC BUILDERS DEVELOPMENT CORP100.00%DPWH
24LF0075Construction of Revetment along Caraga River (Don Leon Balante Section), Caraga, Davao OrientalECBJ EASTCOAST CONST100.00%DPWH
24LF0039Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Caraga River (San Pedro Section), Caraga, Davao OrientalECBJ EASTCOAST CONST100.00%DPWH
23LF0013Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Baganga - Mahan-ub River, Sta. 0 + 000 - Sta. 0 + 540, Baganga, Davao OrientalO G SANTOS CONST100.00%DPWH
22LF0051Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Baganga River (Magum Section), Baganga, Davao OrientalGP & H CONST INC FORMERLY: GP & H CONST & SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
23LF0106Construction of Flood Control Structure, Barangay Mahan ub, Baganga, Davao OrientalJAI BUILDERS CORP FORMERLY JAI BUILDERS AND SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
23LF0083Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure Protecting Benigno S. Aquino Jr. National Highway (Maglahus Section), Cateel Davao OrientalDREIRICH BUILDERS / THREE W BUILDERS INC100.00%DPWH
22LF0099Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure protecting Surigao del Sur Bdry - Davao Oriental Coastal Rd (San Ignacio Section), Manay, Davao OrientalMAC BUILDERS CORP FORMERLY: MAC BUILDERS DEVELOPMENT CORP100.00%DPWH
24LF0031Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure Protecting Surigao del Sur Boundary - Davao Oriental Coastal Road (Lucod Section), Baganga, Davao OrientalDBR CONST CORP FORMERLY: D B RAVELO CONST & SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
24LF0027Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Boston River, Boston, Davao OrientalGMPA CONST SERVICES100.00%DPWH
23LF0073Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Baganga - Mahan-ub River, Sta. 0 + 000 - Sta. 0 + 500, Baganga, Davao OrientalGREAT PACIFIC BUILDERS AND GEN CONTRACTOR INC100.00%DPWH
22LF0028Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Manurigao River, Caraga, Davao OrientalKODUS PEERS CONST CORP / O G SANTOS CONST100.00%DPWH
24LF0074Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure Protecting Surigao Del Sur Bdry. - Davao Oriental Coastal Road (Moyapoy Section), Tarragona, Davao OrientalECBJ EASTCOAST CONST100.00%DPWH
22LF0006Construction of Santiago Coastal Protection (Lower Mansanas), Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+450, Caraga, Davao OrientalMITZ CONST AND SUPPLY / O G SANTOS CONST100.00%DPWH
23LF0075Construction of Revetment along Baganga River (Baboy Section), Baganga, Davao OrientalJHARKHA CONST AND SUPPLY / O G SANTOS CONST100.00%DPWH
22LF0009Rehabilitation of Flood Control Structure along Baguan River, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+400, Tarragona, Davao OrientalRITZ BUILDERS CONST INC FORMERLY:RITZTOK CONST AND SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
24LF0038Construction of Concrete Revetment along Lingayao River, Brgy. San Ignacio, Manay, Davao OrientalECBJ EASTCOAST CONST100.00%DPWH
23LF0074Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Caraga River (Lower San Pedro Protection), Caraga, Davao OrientalMAVERICK BUILDERS INC FORMERLY MAVERICK100.00%DPWH
22LF0053Construction of Coastal Protection along Surigao del Sur Bdry - Davao Oriental Coastal Road (Tagtalisay Section), Manay, Davao OrientalMITZ CONST AND SUPPLY / O G SANTOS CONST100.00%DPWH
23LF0089Construction of Revetment Protecting Benigno S. Aquino Jr. National Highway (Udiongan Section), Davao OrientalDBR CONST CORP FORMERLY: D B RAVELO CONST & SUPPLY / RELY CONST & SUPPLY INC FORMERLY: RELY CONST AND SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
23LF0012Construction of Coastal Protection, Protecting Surigao Del Sur Bdry. Davao Oriental Coastal Road (San Victor Section), Sta. 0 + 000 - Sta. 0 + 350, Baganga, DavJHARKHA CONST AND SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
24LF0045Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Casauman River, Manay, Davao OrientalO G SANTOS CONST100.00%DPWH
24LF0013Construction of Cateel I IS River Bank Protection Dike along the Left Main Canal Service Road, Cateel, Davao OrientalLICSAL CONST CORP100.00%DPWH
23LF0027Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Boston River (Carmen Section), Sta. 0 + 000 - Sta. 0 + 300, Boston, Davao OrientalRANGAY CONST AND SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
22LF0060Construction of Kabuyawan Flood Control, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+300, Baganga, Davao OrientalJAI BUILDERS CORP FORMERLY JAI BUILDERS AND SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
22LF0012Construction of Revetment along Mahan-ub River, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+750, Manay, Davao OrientalMAVERICK BUILDERS INC FORMERLY MAVERICK100.00%DPWH
23LF0094Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Surigao Del Sur - Davao Oriental Coastal Road (Sta Filomena - Central Section), Sta. 1541 + 000.00 - Sta. 1544 JHARKHA CONST AND SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
22LF0003Construction of Revetment along Manay River (Sitio Bato Section), Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+600, Manay, Davao OrientalMITZ CONST AND SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
23LF0057Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Cateel River (Barangay Central), Sta. 0 + 000 - Sta. 0 + 540, Cateel, Davao OrientalJ H R ENT100.00%DPWH
22LF0087Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Casauman River, Manay, Davao OrientalMAC BUILDERS CORP FORMERLY: MAC BUILDERS DEVELOPMENT CORP100.00%DPWH
24LF0128Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Mahan-ub River, Manay, Davao OrientalAGONG BUILDERS AND CONST SUPPLY INC100.00%DPWH
24LF0024Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Baguan River, Tarragona, Davao OrientalP L SEBASTIAN CONST INC FORMERLY: P L SEBASTIAN CONST100.00%DPWH
22LF0034Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure Protecting Benigno S. Aquino Jr. National Highway (Udiongan Section), Cateel, Davao OrientalRITZ BUILDERS CONST INC FORMERLY:RITZTOK CONST AND SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
23LF0028Construction of Revetment along Lingayao River, barangay San Ignacio, Manay, Davao OrientalO G SANTOS CONST100.00%DPWH
22LF0088Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Manay River (Sitio Libtong Section), Manay, Davao OrientalMAC BUILDERS CORP FORMERLY: MAC BUILDERS DEVELOPMENT CORP100.00%DPWH
24LF0030Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure Protecting Surigao del Sur Boundary - Davao Oriental Coastal Road (Dapnan Bridge), Baganga, Davao OrientalLICSAL CONST CORP100.00%DPWH
24LF0014Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Caraga River, Pacahun Section, Caraga, Davao OrientalDBR CONST CORP FORMERLY: D B RAVELO CONST & SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
22LF0046Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure, Sibajay Coastal Protection, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+250, Boston, Davao OrientalRDJM CONST AND SUPPLY100.00%DPWH
24LF0046Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Lingayao River (Sitio Sumading), Manay, Davao OrientalO G SANTOS CONST100.00%DPWH
23LF0058Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Caraga River, Sta. 0 + 000 - Sta. 0 + 410, Caraga, Davao OrientalJHARKHA CONST AND SUPPLY99.99%DPWH
22LF0045Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Hulid River, Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+100, Cateel, Davao OrientalRITZ BUILDERS CONST INC FORMERLY:RITZTOK CONST AND SUPPLY99.99%DPWH
22LF0031Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Caraga River (Cut-Off Channel), Sta. 0+000 - Sta. 0+750, Caraga, Davao OrientalMAVERICK BUILDERS INC FORMERLY MAVERICK99.99%DPWH
23LF0040Construction of Boston Coastal Protection (Cabasagan Section), Boston, Davao OrientalJHARKHA CONST AND SUPPLY99.97%DPWH
23LF0122Construction of Flood Mitigation Structure along Baganga River, BagangaLEGACY CONST CORP FORMERLY: LEGACY CONST98.50%DPWH

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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.

Completion schedule is shown for project and contractor flags only.

Rule Definition

ContractCost / ABC ≥ 0.995 using metadata.abc and contract cost fields.

Triggering Data & citations

Implementing office awards near-ABC contracts far more often than the flood-control baseline

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  "nearAbc": 43,
  "trigger": "office_pattern_aggregate",
  "officeId": "7929028f-d1a1-5a13-bef1-07875da5de2e",
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "binomialTailP": 0.000003832091796105876,
  "nearAbcRatePct": 97.7,
  "totalContracts": 44,
  "baselineRatePct": 70.4,
  "excessPctPoints": 27.3,
  "expectedNearAbc": 31,
  "baselineDefinition": "share of all Sumbong flood-control contracts awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC"
}