DP1

@prefix case14: <http://proethica.org/ontology/case/14#> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix proeth: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#> . @prefix proeth-cases: <http://proethica.org/ontology/cases#> . @prefix prov: <http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . case14:DP1 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint, owl:NamedIndividual ; rdfs:label "DP1" ; proeth:decisionPointId "DP1" ; proeth:decisionQuestion "Should Engineer A provide a free advisory memo to the city, or decline and recommend a formal selection process?" ; proeth:focus "A city administrator asks Engineer A for informal guidance on a water system project. Engineer A must decide whether to respond with a free advisory memo or to decline and direct the city to a formal procurement process. Providing the memo at no charge creates the foundational ethical problem: it constitutes a gratuitous professional service rendered with the intent, or at least the effect, of positioning Engineer A for the subsequent paid engagement." ; proeth:option1 "Engineer A declines to prepare the memo at no charge and instead advises the city administrator to initiate a formal engineer selection process, preserving competitive fairness and avoiding the appearance of using complimentary work to secure future contracts." ; proeth:option2 "Engineer A prepares and delivers a complimentary advisory memo in response to the informal request, rendering professional services without compensation and thereby opening the door to the downstream ethical violations identified by the BER." ; proeth:option3 "Engineer A prepares the memo but explicitly charges a nominal fee and discloses in writing that the engagement does not confer any preference for future work, partially mitigating the free-services concern while still responding to the public need." ; proeth:roleLabel "Engineer A" ; prov:wasAttributedTo "claude-sonnet-4-6" ; prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 14 Extraction" .