Engineer C Good Intent Non-Justification Procurement Promise City X

O · Obligation Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/117#Engineer_C_Good_Intent_Non-Justification_Procurement_Promise_City_X
Properties
Instance of
GoodIntentNon-JustificationforProceduralImproprietyObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#GoodIntentNon-JustificationforProceduralImproprietyObligation
Case context
Engineer C's verbal promise was made 'in recognition' of Engineer A's work, suggesting a constructive and appreciative motivation rather than corrupt intent, but the promise nonetheless circumvented competitive procurement requirements.
Compliance status
unmet
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer C
Obligation statement
Engineer C was obligated to recognize that the benign and appreciative motivation behind the verbal pre-selection promise — recognition of Engineer A's genuine contribution to securing the grant — did not render the promise ethically permissible, and that good intent cannot justify bypassing formal competitive procurement processes.
Temporal scope
At the time Engineer C made the verbal promise
Source Evidence
Source text
In recognition of Engineer A's work in securing the grant, Engineer C, the chief city engineer, verbally promises to select Engineer A's firm on a future engineering project for City X

Text references
In recognition of Engineer A's work in securing the grant, Engineer C, the chief city engineer, verbally promises to select Engineer A's firm on a future engineering project for City X
TTL
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Metadata
Type
Individual
Last Updated
2026-05-28 16:26
Discovered in case
117
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-28T15:49:01.734296+00:00
First case
117
Generated
2026-02-28T15:49:01.734296+00:00
Attributed to
Case 117 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T16:01:19.959703
Generated by
ProEthica Case 117 Extraction