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 24BI0034 was awarded at 100.00% of its ABC. Across its 37 recorded contracts, EGB CONST CORP FORMERLY: EGB CONST was awarded at ≥99.5% of ABC 36 times (97.3%), versus 70.4% for flood-control contracts overall. This may be due to highly competitive bidding or precise cost estimation.
Only contractors and government agencies named in public procurement records are shown. Private individuals are not named.
Satellite before / after
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 and Drainage Structures (FCDS- Package 5) along Magat River, Bagahabag Section, Solano, Nueva Viscaya24BI0034Flood control | 100% | January 25, 2025 | May 21, 2024 | — | completedsumbong source |
Start: February 16, 2024 · 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 Vizcaya District Engineering Office",
"ratio": 1,
"abcPhp": 144750000,
"threshold": 0.995,
"contractId": "24BI0034",
"contractor": "EGB CONST CORP FORMERLY: EGB CONST",
"contractCostPhp": 144750000
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Accurate cost estimating
- Single qualified bid at market rate
- ABC set equal to engineer’s estimate