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 23CF0044 lists a cost of ₱65.34M, 0.88% above its Approved Budget for the Contract of ₱64.77M. Under RA 9184, awards normally may not exceed the ABC. This may be due to a data entry error or a post-bid adjustment not reflected in the ABC field.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation of Flood Control Structure along Pampanga River, Brgy. Santa Isabel, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija23CF0044Flood control | 100% | January 28, 2024 | December 5, 2023 | — | completedsumbong source |
Start: March 29, 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": "Nueva Ecija 2nd District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 1.0088195078880002,
"abcPhp": 64770773.75,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "23CF0044",
"contractor": "D B BARAQUIEL CONST / JERRY R SANTIAGO CONST CORP FORMERLY: JERRY SANTIAGO CONST",
"contractCostPhp": 65342020.1
}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 a data entry error or a post-bid adjustment not reflected in the ABC field.