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 E GARCIA CONST CORP FOR E GARCIA CONST by the same office started within 7 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 flood mitigation projects for different sitios within the same municipality, each requiring its own contract.

Public record entityConstruction of Flood Mitigation Structure (Seawall) along Lamit Bay, Manggogon, Lagonoy, Camarines Sur

LocationLAGONOY (CAMARINES SUR), CAMARINES SUR, Region VContract 22FG0041

Amount₱49,000,000.00 sumbong source

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

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.5 mLocation approximate

Before capture: 2019-12-29 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-10-05 · Vantor

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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 0.98

Model: gpt-4.1

Prompt: v4

Checked: October 22, 2026

This is a textbook C5 case: three contracts, same contractor and DEO, all just under the ₱50M threshold, started within 7 days, and all in the same municipality. The titles name different sitios (Balaton, San Isidro, Manggogon) within Lagonoy, which is expected for C5 (the rule is designed to catch clusters of near-threshold contracts in one municipality, not to require identical sites). There is no data artifact or error apparent.

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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 Flood Mitigation Structure (Seawall) along Lamit Bay, Manggogon, Lagonoy, Camarines Sur22FG0041Flood control	100%	June 30, 2023	June 24, 2023	No target date from DPWH, so lateness cannot be computed	completedsumbong source

Start: March 17, 2022 · 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 with similar scope

{
  "deo": "Camarines Sur 4th District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "22FG0041",
  "contractor": "E GARCIA CONST CORP FOR E GARCIA CONST",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 3,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 49000000,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.955296391847865
}

Source documents

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

Possible Innocent Explanations

Legitimate multi-lot procurement
Different sites under same program