Bid-Ceiling Hugging
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 22GO0129 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 16 recorded contracts, A C RIVERO DEVELOPMENT CORP was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 16 times (100.0%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. It is possible that the bid was calculated to exactly match the ABC, which is allowed but rare.
Only contractors and government agencies named in public procurement records are shown. Private individuals are not named.
Satellite before / after
Project completion
Schedule fields from DPWH transparency portal records and the Sumbong sa Pangulo flood-control list — not inferred beyond those columns.
| Project | Prog. | Target end | Actual end | Days late | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction of Revetment with Floodwall including Improvement of Riverbank (w/ Esplanade) along Sum-ag River, Phase 2, Bacolod City22GO0129 | 100% | January 18, 2023 | February 26, 2023 | — | completedsumbong source |
Start: March 25, 2022 · 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": "Bacolod City District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 1,
"abcPhp": 49000000,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "22GO0129",
"contractor": "A C RIVERO DEVELOPMENT CORP",
"contractCostPhp": 49000000
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Accurate cost estimating
- Single qualified bid at market rate
- ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate