Cost estimate anomaly

flag-009 · detected Jun 25, 2026 · raised in the baseline dataset

Substantiated

Automated detection, human decision

Automated checks flag applications for human review only. No application is rejected, deprioritized, or scored by an automated process. Every status below was set by a named analyst, with a written basis, and is recorded in the audit trail.

Confidence

0.81

Fires at More than 2.0 standard deviations from the mean

Requested amount

$92.0M

INFRA · OST

Application stage

AWARDED

23 days in stage

Times reopened

0

Last adjudicated Aug 6, 2026

What the check looked at

Requested dollars per unit of project scope against the mean for the same project type.

The cost estimate anomaly check compares requested dollars per unit of project scope against the mean for the same project type. It fired on this application at a confidence of 0.81. The structured evidence below is everything the check looked at; the determination is the analyst's.

Evidence	Detail
Cost per unit	$610,000 per lane-mile
Program median	$108,000 per lane-mile

Confidence describes how strongly this deterministic check fired against local data. It is not an applicant risk score and is never used to rank or filter applications.

Application under review

This check evaluated a single application against reference data.

Application	GEMS-2027-320493
Applicant	Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Project	Grade Crossing Elimination at Milepost 7
Requested	$92,000,000
Program	Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects · OST

Adjudication

A person decides. The decision, the rationale, and any referral are written to the audit trail.

Substantiated on Aug 6, 2026

Analyst substantiated the finding and referred it to the program office for a documented eligibility determination. No automated action was taken.

Reopen with justification0 / 20 characters minimum

Applicant history

Context on the organization, so the decision is not made on one signal alone.

Organization	Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Applications	1
Total requested	$92.0M
Prior awards	1
Flags cleared	0
Flags substantiated	1
Flags still open	1

Recent audit entries

This flag and its application.

STAGE_ADVANCED

Aug 5, 2026 · Angela Strickland

REVIEWER_ASSIGNED

Apr 28, 2026 · Andre Boone

INTEGRITY_FLAG_CLEARED

Mar 9, 2026 · Robert CastleberryHuman adjudication: evidence reviewed, no further action.

REVIEW_SUBMITTED

Feb 18, 2026 · Marcus Castellano