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 24CC0297 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 15 recorded contracts, TOPNOTCH CATALYST BUILDERS INC / ONE FRAME CONST INC was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 15 times (100.0%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible that the winning bid was set just below or at the ABC due to tight competition or careful cost estimation.
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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 Slope Protection Structure and Waterways, Brgy. Bunsuran (Purok 4), Pandi, Bulacan24CC0297 | 100% | January 17, 2025 | January 2, 2025 | No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computed | completedsumbong source |
Start: April 23, 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": "Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 0.999996542823087,
"abcPhp": 98999851.21,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "24CC0297",
"contractor": "TOPNOTCH CATALYST BUILDERS INC / ONE FRAME CONST INC",
"contractCostPhp": 98999508.95
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Accurate cost estimating
- Single qualified bid at market rate
- ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate