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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 23FN0007 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 67 recorded contracts, SUNWEST INC FORMERLY: SUNWEST CONST & DEVELOPMENT CORP was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 61 times (91.0%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible that competitive bidding consistently drives prices up to the ABC limit.

Public record entityConstruction of Bank Protection Structure, Brgy. Jose Baybayon-Monte Calvario, Buhi, Camarines Sur
LocationBUHI (CAMARINES SUR), CAMARINES SUR, Region VContract 23FN0007
Amount₱77,155,504.00100.00% 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 Bank Protection Structure, Brgy. Jose Baybayon-Monte Calvario, Buhi, Camarines Sur23FN0007Flood control100%January 2, 2024January 2, 2024No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computedcompletedsumbong source

Start: February 16, 2023 · 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": "Camarines Sur 5th District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1,
  "abcPhp": 77155504,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "23FN0007",
  "contractor": "SUNWEST INC FORMERLY: SUNWEST CONST & DEVELOPMENT CORP",
  "contractCostPhp": 77155504
}

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • Accurate cost estimating
  • Single qualified bid at market rate
  • ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate

Connected records

Where this project sits

Place (PSGC)
Region V (Bicol Region)Camarines SurBuhiIgbac
Storms whose wind field reached it
Nokaen 2026Fung-Wong 2025Fengshen 2025Bualoi 2025Man-Yi 2024
Hazard exposure
Active fault20.1 km to mapped traceGEM Foundation (Philippines catalogue within GEM Global Active Faults)Flood (100-yr rain)mediumUP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH)Landslideoutside mapped landslide zonesUP NOAH Center / UP NIGS (Project NOAH)Storm surgenot inundated even at SSA4 (>5 m)UP NOAH Center / DOST-PAGASA (Project NOAH)Full hazard check →
El Niño outlook (province)
Drought / dry spell likelyPAGASA · 2026-10-07El Niño readiness →

Exposure to a storm, hazard or drought outlook is context, not a finding about the project.