Indicator C2 — Bid-Ceiling Hugging

AI-verified / Na-verify ng AI Data as of October 21, 2026

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 23DF0019 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 21 recorded contracts, GRAIA CONST CORP was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 21 times (100.0%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. Contractors may consistently bid close to the ABC to maximize their chances of winning while staying within legal limits.

Public record entityConstruction of Revetment along Manila Bay, Barangay 8, Dalahican, Phase II, Cavite City, Cavite

LocationCAVITE CITY (CAVITE), CAVITE, Region IV-AContract 23DF0019

Amount₱57,900,000.00100.00% of approved budget (ABC) sumbong source

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

Satellite before / after

Esri Wayback · ~0.46 m

Before capture: 2021-05-09 · Maxar

After capture: 2025-04-20 · 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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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 Revetment along Manila Bay, Barangay 8, Dalahican, Phase II, Cavite City, Cavite23DF0019	100%	December 4, 2023	December 4, 2023	—	completedsumbong source

Start: February 19, 2023 · 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": "Cavite 1st District Engineering Office",
  "ratio": 1,
  "abcPhp": 57900000,
  "threshold": 0.995,
  "contractId": "23DF0019",
  "contractor": "GRAIA CONST CORP",
  "contractCostPhp": 57900000
}

Source documents

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

Possible Innocent Explanations

Accurate cost estimating
Single qualified bid at market rate
ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate