{"id":"cd55daf8-8a57-43ec-b949-698d3fedec89","anomaly_type":"contract_splitting","severity":"high","confidence_score":"0.9000","title":"Banks Engineering: 2 contracts within 90 days totaling $1,130,830","description":"The vendor Banks Engineering received 2 separate contracts within a 90-day window summing to $1,130,830. 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":"Banks Engineering","contracts":[{"id":"1e47383e-be64-44d5-b6a7-0b4cee7df7dc","date":"2019-01-14","amount":488415.0,"department":"Unknown"},{"id":"01d45a49-ff06-4131-bfcc-f97f822c8e8f","date":"2019-04-08","amount":642415.0,"department":"Unknown"}],"window_days":90,"content_hash":"fe2c8ea2596768e79a743ff6d56530e25673ca0e48f9e5931174d6682388bc9d","combined_total":1130830.0,"contract_count":2},"published":true,"created_at":"2026-05-27T12:10:40.734324Z","related_entity_type":null,"related_entity_id":null,"reviewed_by":null,"reviewed_at":null,"reviewer_notes":null,"source_document_ids":null}