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: 5 contracts awarded to JELSIE CONST & SUPPLY by the same office started within 1 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 5 in the same municipality. It is possible these are separate projects at different locations within the city, as part of a coordinated flood control program.

Public record entityConstruction of Pumping Station at Estero dela Reina, Barangay 55, Tondo, Manila City

LocationCITY OF MANILA (METROPOLITAN MANILA), CITY OF MANILA, National Capital RegionContract 23OE0072

Amount₱47,747,381.33 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: 2021-11-03 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-04-25 · Vantor

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: five contracts, all just under the ₱50M threshold, awarded to the same contractor by the same DEO, started within 1 day, and all in the same municipality. The titles refer to similar types of flood control works (pumping stations, retarding basins, booster pumps) at different esteros and barangays within Manila, which is expected for C5. The code already confirmed the cluster math and thresholds. There is no evidence of a data artifact.

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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 Pumping Station at Estero dela Reina, Barangay 55, Tondo, Manila City23OE0072Flood control	100%	July 16, 2024	July 16, 2024	—	completedsumbong source

Start: February 16, 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": "North Manila District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "23OE0072",
  "contractor": "JELSIE CONST & SUPPLY",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 5,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 47747381.33,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.7699739235234484
}

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