Engineer D Faithful Agent Obligation Instance
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/10#Engineer_D_Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Instance
Properties
Instance of
Case context
Engineer D served as the City's primary contracting authority and senior reviewer; the acceptance of employment at AE&R — a firm that benefited from City contracts during D's tenure — raises questions about whether D's loyalty to the City was maintained throughout the tenure.
Compliance status
unclear
Confidence
0.88
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer D
Obligation statement
Engineer D was obligated to act as a faithful agent and trustee for the City throughout their tenure as City Engineer, including refraining from any conduct — such as negotiating private employment with a firm under D's contracting authority — that would compromise D's undivided loyalty to the City's procurement interests.
Temporal scope
Throughout Engineer D's tenure as City Engineer, and particularly during any period of concurrent employment negotiations with AE&R
Relationships
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer D has been one of the City's main points of contact for AE firms and contractors in the area, both with respect to contract negotiation and award (consultant and construction) and senior-level review of major project issues
Text references
AE&R completed many projects for the City during Engineer D's tenure as City Engineer
Engineer D has been one of the City's main points of contact for AE firms and contractors in the area, both with respect to contract negotiation and award (consultant and construction) and senior-level review of major project issues
TTL
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case10:Engineer_D_Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Instance a proeth:FaithfulAgentObligation,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer D Faithful Agent Obligation Instance" ;
proeth-core:competesWith case10:Engineer_D_Revolving_Door_Employment_Acceptance_Integrity_Obligation_Instance ;
proeth-core:defeasibleUnder case10:Engineer_D_Post-Employment_Conflict_of_Interest,
case10:Engineer_D_Revolving_Door_Employment ;
proeth-core:prevailsOver case10:Engineer_D_Revolving_Door_Employment_Acceptance_Integrity_Obligation_Instance ;
proeth:casecontext "Engineer D served as the City's primary contracting authority and senior reviewer; the acceptance of employment at AE&R — a firm that benefited from City contracts during D's tenure — raises questions about whether D's loyalty to the City was maintained throughout the tenure." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unclear" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.88" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple case10:Loyalty_Principle_Tension_in_Engineer_D_Dual_Obligations,
case10:Public_Welfare_Paramount_Invoked_in_Engineer_D_Revolving_Door_Case ;
proeth:discoveredincase "10" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-24T20:31:58.305239+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "10" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-24T20:31:58.305239+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Engineer D" ;
proeth:obligationclass "Faithful Agent Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer D was obligated to act as a faithful agent and trustee for the City throughout their tenure as City Engineer, including refraining from any conduct — such as negotiating private employment with a firm under D's contracting authority — that would compromise D's undivided loyalty to the City's procurement interests." ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer D has been one of the City's main points of contact for AE firms and contractors in the area, both with respect to contract negotiation and award (consultant and construction) and senior-level review of major project issues" ;
proeth:temporalscope "Throughout Engineer D's tenure as City Engineer, and particularly during any period of concurrent employment negotiations with AE&R" ;
proeth:textreferences "AE&R completed many projects for the City during Engineer D's tenure as City Engineer",
"Engineer D has been one of the City's main points of contact for AE firms and contractors in the area, both with respect to contract negotiation and award (consultant and construction) and senior-level review of major project issues" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 10 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-24T20:47:25.524097"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 10 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
10
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-24T20:31:58.305239+00:00
First case
10
Generated
2026-02-24T20:31:58.305239+00:00
Attributed to
Case 10 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-24T20:47:25.524097
Generated by
ProEthica Case 10 Extraction