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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 24CJ0036 lists a cost of ₱50.00M, 2.04% above its Approved Budget for the Contract of ₱49.00M. Under RA 9184, awards normally may not exceed the ABC. This may be due to a data entry error or a post-bid adjustment not yet reflected in the official records.

Public record entityConstruction of Slope Protection Structure along Masalasa Creek, Tarlac City, Tarlac
LocationCITY OF TARLAC (CAPITAL) (TARLAC), TARLAC, Region IIIContract 24CJ0036
Amount₱50,000,000.00102.04% 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 Slope Protection Structure along Masalasa Creek, Tarlac City, Tarlac24CJ0036Flood control100%July 24, 2024July 24, 2024No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computedcompletedsumbong source

Start: January 26, 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": "Tarlac District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1.0204081632653061,
  "abcPhp": 49000000,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "24CJ0036",
  "contractor": "FLORDES CONST & TRADING CORP FORMERLY FLO",
  "contractCostPhp": 50000000
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Accurate cost estimating
  • Single qualified bid at market rate
  • ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate
  • This may be due to a data entry error or a post-bid adjustment not yet reflected in the official records.

Connected records

Where this project sits

Place (PSGC)
Region III (Central Luzon)TarlacCity of TarlacMaliwalo
Storms whose wind field reached it
Fung-Wong 2025Fengshen 2025Matmo 2025Kajiki 2025Co-May 2025
Hazard exposure
Active fault19.4 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 surgeno layer coverage for this provinceUP 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.