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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 24CJ0018 lists a cost of ₱45.00M, 2.04% above its Approved Budget for the Contract of ₱44.10M. 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 reflected in the published ABC.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Control Structure along Rio Chico River (Segment S), Victoria, Tarlac
LocationVICTORIA (TARLAC), TARLAC, Region IIIContract 24CJ0018
Amount₱45,000,000.00102.04% 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 Flood Control Structure along Rio Chico River (Segment S), Victoria, Tarlac24CJ0018Flood control100%July 19, 2024June 21, 2024—completedsumbong 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": 44100000,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "24CJ0018",
  "contractor": "A C SOLIVEN CONST & GEN MERCHANDISE",
  "contractCostPhp": 45000000
}

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 reflected in the published ABC.