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: 5 contracts awarded to LANOY CONST by the same office started within 41 days, each between ₱42.5M and ₱50M (just under the ₱50M threshold), with 4 in the same municipality. It is possible these are separate projects for different sections or barangays along the river, as part of a larger flood control program.

Public record entityConstruction of Binahaan Bank Protection Structure and Drainage system, Binahaan River Basin, Brgy. Cansamada East, Dagami, Leyte

LocationDAGAMI (LEYTE), LEYTE, Region VIIIContract 22ID0056

Amount₱48,999,893.55 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: 2019-04-20 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-11-12 · 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

Checked: October 22, 2026

This is a C5 indicator, and the code has already confirmed that 5 contracts, all just under the ₱50M threshold, were awarded to the same contractor by the same DEO within 41 days, with 4 in the same municipality. The titles refer to similar types of works (flood control structures) in the same river basin and municipality, but at different barangays or sections, which is expected for C5. There is no evidence of a data artifact or false positive.

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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 Binahaan Bank Protection Structure and Drainage system, Binahaan River Basin, Brgy. Cansamada East, Dagami, Leyte22ID0056Flood control	100%	April 16, 2023	April 14, 2023	—	completedsumbong source

Start: April 6, 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": "Leyte 2nd District Engineering Office",
  "contractId": "22ID0056",
  "contractor": "LANOY CONST",
  "windowDays": 120,
  "clusterSize": 5,
  "thresholdPhp": 50000000,
  "contractCostPhp": 48999893.55,
  "averageTitleSimilarity": 0.9155245535526213
}

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