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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 24PA0037 lists a cost of ₱148.50M, 2.59% above its Approved Budget for the Contract of ₱144.75M. Under RA 9184, awards normally may not exceed the ABC. This may be due to a data entry error or a post-bid contract amendment.

Public record entityConstruction of Salangsang Flood Control Structure, La Paz, Abra
LocationLA PAZ (ABRA), ABRA, Cordillera Administrative RegionContract 24PA0037
Amount₱148,497,500.80102.59% 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 Salangsang Flood Control Structure, La Paz, Abra24PA0037Flood control100%November 27, 2024September 18, 2024No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computedcompletedsumbong source

Start: February 19, 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": "Abra District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1.0258894701208983,
  "abcPhp": 144750000,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "24PA0037",
  "contractor": "MG SAMIDAN CONST",
  "contractCostPhp": 148497500.8
}

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 contract amendment.

Connected records

Where this project sits

Place (PSGC)
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)AbraLa PazLiguis
Storms whose wind field reached it
Peilou 2026Noul 2026Fung-Wong 2025Matmo 2025Ragasa 2025
Hazard exposure
Active fault9.5 km to mapped traceGEM Foundation (Philippines catalogue within GEM Global Active Faults)Flood (100-yr rain)lowUP 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)
Dry conditions likelyPAGASA · 2026-10-07El Niño readiness →

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