Indicator C5 — Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

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Pattern Consistent with Contract Splitting

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: 3 contracts awarded to VEN RAY CONST CORP by the same office started within 106 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 3 in the same municipality. It is possible that these are separate projects in different barangays or river sections, each requiring individual contracts.

Public record entityConstruction of Shoreline Protection at Barangay Talavera along Toledo-Tabuelan-Sn Remigio Rd, Toledo City, Cebu

LocationTOLEDO CITY (CEBU), CEBU, Region VIIContract 23HF0002

Amount₱48,938,244.75 sumbong source

Only contractors and government agencies named in public procurement records are shown. Private individuals are not named.

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.31 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2021-07-25 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-01-18 · 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 0.95

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4.1

Checked: October 22, 2026

This is a textbook C5 case: three contracts, same contractor and DEO, all in the same municipality, started within 120 days, and each just under the ₱50M threshold. The titles describe different structures/sites (different rivers/barangays), but C5 expects this and does not require overlapping titles. The code already confirmed the math and clustering. There is no data artifact or missing record.

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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 Shoreline Protection at Barangay Talavera along Toledo-Tabuelan-Sn Remigio Rd, Toledo City, Cebu23HF0002Flood control	100%	May 25, 2024	May 24, 2024	—	completedsumbong source

Start: October 19, 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 in one municipality

{
  "deo": "Cebu 3rd District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "23HF0002",
  "contractor": "VEN RAY CONST CORP",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 3,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 48938244.75,
  "maxInOneMunicipality": 3
}

Source documents

sumbong — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rukku/sumbongsapangulo.ph-datasets/main/flood_control_projects.geojsonFetched October 21, 2026