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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 24FN0013 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 67 recorded contracts, SUNWEST INC FORMERLY: SUNWEST CONST & DEVELOPMENT CORP was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 61 times (91.0%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible that the winning bid matched the ABC due to precise cost estimation or lack of competition.

Public record entityConstruction of Riverbank Protection Structure along Barit River, Barangay Lourdes Section, Buhi, Camarines Sur
LocationBUHI (CAMARINES SUR), CAMARINES SUR, Region VContract 24FN0013
Amount₱139,925,000.00100.00% 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 Riverbank Protection Structure along Barit River, Barangay Lourdes Section, Buhi, Camarines Sur24FN0013Flood control100%March 8, 2025December 16, 2024No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computedcompletedsumbong source

Start: February 21, 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": "Camarines Sur 5th District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1,
  "abcPhp": 139925000,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "24FN0013",
  "contractor": "SUNWEST INC FORMERLY: SUNWEST CONST & DEVELOPMENT CORP",
  "contractCostPhp": 139925000
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

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

Connected records

Where this project sits

Place (PSGC)
Region V (Bicol Region)Camarines SurBuhiSagrada Familia
Storms whose wind field reached it
Nokaen 2026Fung-Wong 2025Fengshen 2025Bualoi 2025Man-Yi 2024
Hazard exposure
Active fault19.2 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)
No PAGASA drought or dry flag for this province.El Niño readiness →

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