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: 4 contracts awarded to TCSC CORP / EFREN RAMIREZ CONST AND GEN SERVICES CORP by the same office started within 0 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 4 in the same municipality. It is possible that these are legitimate separate flood control projects at different locations within the same municipality.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Control Structure at Sitio Ilaya, Mabilog na Bundok, Lobo, Batangas

LocationLOBO (BATANGAS), BATANGAS, Region IV-AContract 22DE0018

Amount₱49,000,000.00 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 m

Before capture: 2019-03-13 · Maxar

After capture: 2019-03-13 · Vantor

No imagery since construction began — latest capture 2019-03-13

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: four contracts, all just under the ₱50M threshold, awarded to the same contractor by the same DEO, started on the same day, and all in the same municipality. The titles name different sitios/barangays/sections, but C5 expects this (the indicator is about multiple near-threshold contracts in one municipality, not about duplicate works). There is no data artifact or error apparent.

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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 Flood Control Structure at Sitio Ilaya, Mabilog na Bundok, Lobo, Batangas22DE0018Flood control	100%	January 2, 2023	January 2, 2023	—	completedsumbong source

Start: January 28, 2022 · 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": "Batangas 2nd District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "22DE0018",
  "contractor": "TCSC CORP / EFREN RAMIREZ CONST AND GEN SERVICES CORP",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 4,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 49000000,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.909936205595325
}

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