{"id":"2b842496-f9bb-4fba-8ad9-41c75ca5f8a3","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"L-M Asphalt Partners: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $2,715,757","description":"The vendor L-M Asphalt Partners received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $2,715,757. When the combined value crosses a procurement-approval threshold but each individual award stays below it, the pattern is classically called 'contract splitting' and warrants further review against the procurement code and any sole-source justifications. The pattern can also reflect legitimate phased work or multiple unrelated services with the same vendor. Tier 2: vendor-named observation, no individual characterization.","fiscal_year":null,"review_status":"auto","review_tier":2,"evidence":{"vendor":"L-M Asphalt Partners","contracts":[{"id":"85bb4dcc-7e95-4031-a1b7-8541532ce5d8","date":"2025-02-10","amount":2101875.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"28fe90da-f415-4780-bfa6-eaa0f4e31712","date":"2025-05-09","amount":613881.59,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"e08489609867ec2ab7b4e30f8e9afeb80f2fedfe4ba91af1929391559b6107ab","combined_total":2715756.59,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:41.502229Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}