Indicator C5 — Contract Splitting Pattern

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Contract Splitting Pattern

Multiple similar contracts to the same contractor/DEO just under a threshold in a short window.

This is a statistical anomaly or indicator worth examining — not proof of wrongdoing, fraud, or corruption against any person.

Indicator: 3 contracts awarded to F A TORRES CONST / MIGHTY DRAGON BUILDERS INC by the same office started within 28 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 3 in the same municipality. It is possible these are separate flood control structures in different sections of the same municipality, each requiring its own contract.

Public record entityConstruction of Busuanga Flood Control Structure (Sto. Niño Section), Sta. 0 + 000 - Sta. 0 + 320, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro

LocationRIZAL (OCCIDENTAL MINDORO), OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, Region IV-BContract 23EB0031

Amount₱45,079,770.46 sumbong source

Only contractors and government agencies named in public procurement records are shown. Private individuals are not named.

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.5 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2022-01-10 · Maxar

After capture: 2022-01-10 · Vantor

No imagery since construction began — latest capture 2022-01-10

Satellite comparison for public reference — not proof of completion or non-completion.

Imagery may not show small or linear works; no visible change is not evidence of wrongdoing.

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Caveats & resolution

Esri World Imagery Wayback (~0.5–1 m); dates are archive release dates, not capture timestamps.
Imagery may not show small or linear works; no visible change is not evidence of wrongdoing.
DPWH coordinates can be approximate; marker shows the imagery center (may be snapped to riverbank/coast).

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How this was checked

publish · confidence 0.98

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4

Checked: October 22, 2026

This is a textbook C5 case: three contracts, same contractor and DEO, all just under the ₱50M threshold, started within 28 days, and all in the same municipality. The titles specify different sections (Adela, San Pedro, Sto. Niño), but C5 expects projects to be at different sitios/sections within one municipality, so this is not a data artifact. The evidence is complete and the public can check all 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.

Reported complete (DPWH): 1Ongoing: 0Delayed: 0Status unknown: 0

Project	Prog.	Target end	Actual end	Days late	Status
Construction of Busuanga Flood Control Structure (Sto. Niño Section), Sta. 0 + 000 - Sta. 0 + 320, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro23EB0031Flood control	100%	October 3, 2023	July 17, 2023	—	completedsumbong source

Start: March 10, 2023 · Source fetched October 21, 2026

Rule Definition

≥3 contracts within 120 days, each 85–100% of ₱50M threshold, similar titles.

Triggering Data & citations

Cluster of contracts just under procurement threshold with similar scope

{
  "deo": "Mindoro Occidental District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "23EB0031",
  "contractor": "F A TORRES CONST / MIGHTY DRAGON BUILDERS INC",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 3,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 45079770.46,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.9191373221881696
}

Source documents

sumbong — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rukku/sumbongsapangulo.ph-datasets/main/flood_control_projects.geojsonFetched October 21, 2026

Possible Innocent Explanations

Legitimate multi-lot procurement
Different sites under same program