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 22CA0043 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 26 recorded contracts, M C J VALENZUELA CONST ENT was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 24 times (92.3%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. This may be due to precise cost estimation or competitive bidding that matched the ABC exactly.
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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.
| Project | Prog. | Target end | Actual end | Days late | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction of Flood Control Structure along Colo River San Benito Section, Phase IV-A, Dinalupihan, Bataan22CA0043Flood control | 100% | July 27, 2022 | July 25, 2022 | — | completedsumbong source |
Start: February 21, 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": "Bataan 1st District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 0.9999994293728898,
"abcPhp": 23956099.8,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "22CA0043",
"contractor": "M C J VALENZUELA CONST ENT",
"contractCostPhp": 23956086.13
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Accurate cost estimating
- Single qualified bid at market rate
- ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate
- This may be due to precise cost estimation or competitive bidding that matched the ABC exactly.
