Awards Clustered Just Under the Small Value Procurement Ceiling
3+ awards from one office to one supplier within 30 days, each 85–100% of the SVP ceiling, combined above it.
This is a statistical anomaly or indicator worth examining — not proof of wrongdoing, fraud, or corruption against any person.
Indicator: 5 awards from REGION I MEDICAL CENTER to DREI ENTERPRISES between 2012-03-21 and 2012-04-18 were each between 85% and 100% of the ₱500,000 Small Value Procurement ceiling then in force (2009 IRR of RA 9184, Annex H §2(a)), totalling ₱2.44M. Worth checking whether they were separate requirements. It is possible that these were genuinely separate urgent needs for different equipment and supplies.
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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.
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Rule Definition
SVP ceiling in force on the award date: ₱500,000 (2009 IRR of RA 9184, Annex H), ₱1,000,000 (2016 Revised IRR, Annex H), ₱2,000,000 (IRR of RA 12009, Sec. 34). Splitting contracts to avoid competitive bidding is prohibited under the IRR.
Triggering Data & citations
5 awards from REGION I MEDICAL CENTER to DREI ENTERPRISES between 2012-03-21 and 2012-04-18, each between 85% and 100% of the ₱500,000 Small Value Procurement ceiling, totalling ₱2,440,600.
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"awards": [
{
"url": "/agency-awards/72c663f9-3da5-4502-bf64-6db7dd7c4b26",
"title": "Request for Quotation (Suction Machine - Medical Ward)",
"office": "REGION I MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "72c663f9-3da5-4502-bf64-6db7dd7c4b26",
"awardee": "DREI ENTERPRISES",
"amountPhp": 499600,
"awardDate": "2012-03-21",
"referenceId": null,
"businessCategory": "Hospital / Medical Equipment"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/91c8a029-37b1-46e7-9cbf-59cd5b4dc864",
"title": "Request for Quotation (Pulse Oximeter - NICU)",
"office": "REGION I MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "91c8a029-37b1-46e7-9cbf-59cd5b4dc864",
"awardee": "DREI ENTERPRISES",
"amountPhp": 499600,
"awardDate": "2012-04-03",
"referenceId": null,
"businessCategory": "Hospital / Medical Equipment"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/09400365-cba4-4998-8465-98494c25ecb3",
"title": "Request for Quotation (Computer Set with Complete Accessories)",
"office": "REGION I MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "09400365-cba4-4998-8465-98494c25ecb3",
"awardee": "DREI ENTERPRISES",
"amountPhp": 448200,
"awardDate": "2012-04-18",
"referenceId": null,
"businessCategory": "Computer Furniture"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/1180863f-c13d-4d0b-bf9e-63fbab90d113",
"title": "Request for Quotation (Training Automated External Defibrillator)",
"office": "REGION I MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "1180863f-c13d-4d0b-bf9e-63fbab90d113",
"awardee": "DREI ENTERPRISES",
"amountPhp": 499800,
"awardDate": "2012-04-18",
"referenceId": null,
"businessCategory": "Hospital / Medical Equipment"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/ed08f364-e18e-4e2a-9182-41ebb32cc72b",
"title": "Request for Quotation (Air-condition Units)",
"office": "REGION I MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "ed08f364-e18e-4e2a-9182-41ebb32cc72b",
"awardee": "DREI ENTERPRISES",
"amountPhp": 493400,
"awardDate": "2012-04-18",
"referenceId": null,
"businessCategory": "Airconditioning and Airconditioning Systems"
}
],
"totalPhp": 2440600,
"ceilingPhp": 500000,
"ceilingUrl": "https://www.coa.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/ABC-Help/revised_irr-3_AnnexH.pdf",
"windowDays": 30,
"ceilingCitation": "2009 IRR of RA 9184, Annex H §2(a) — Shopping/SVP ceiling ₱500,000 for NGAs"
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Separate requisitions from different schools/units or recurring needs can fall near the ceiling legitimately; splitting is prohibited only when done to avoid competitive bidding.