Faithful Agent Obligation Invoked as Analogical Bridge to Present Case
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/141#Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Invoked_as_Analogical_Bridge_to_Present_Case
Properties
Instance of
FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits
Applied to
Engineer B Present Case Public Procurement Competitor
Public Agency Client
Public procurement system integrity
Balancing with
Fairness in Professional Competition
Free and Open Competition as Engineering Ethics Boundary Condition
Concrete expression
The Board invokes BER 93-3's faithful agent analysis as a relevant precedent for the present case, establishing that the role of the engineer as the employer or client's faithful agent and trustee is a foundational principle that contextualizes how engineers must serve client and public interests in competitive procurement settings
Confidence
0.87
Importance
high
Interpretation
The faithful agent concept extends beyond individual client relationships to encompass the engineer's role in serving the public interest through proper conduct in public procurement systems designed to advance that interest
Invoked by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Tension resolution
The Board uses the faithful agent framework to establish that engineers must serve the legitimate needs of clients — including the public as client — within the constraints of applicable procurement laws and regulations
Source Evidence
Source text
Case No. 93-3 makes an important point which is relevant to the case at hand—the role of the engineer in serving the legitimate needs of the client and the role of the engineer as the employer or client's 'faithful agent and trustee.'
Text references
Case No. 93-3 makes an important point which is relevant to the case at hand—the role of the engineer in serving the legitimate needs of the client and the role of the engineer as the employer or client's 'faithful agent and trustee.'
the Board must assume that the referenced public procurement system was designed to advance the public interest in obtaining the most qualified engineering services
TTL
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case141:Faithful_Agent_Obligation_Invoked_as_Analogical_Bridge_to_Present_Case a proeth:FaithfulAgentObligationWithinEthicalLimits,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Faithful Agent Obligation Invoked as Analogical Bridge to Present Case" ;
proeth:appliedto "Engineer B Present Case Public Procurement Competitor",
"Public Agency Client",
"Public procurement system integrity" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Fairness in Professional Competition",
"Free and Open Competition as Engineering Ethics Boundary Condition" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "The Board invokes BER 93-3's faithful agent analysis as a relevant precedent for the present case, establishing that the role of the engineer as the employer or client's faithful agent and trustee is a foundational principle that contextualizes how engineers must serve client and public interests in competitive procurement settings" ;
proeth:confidence "0.87" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "141" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-28T13:49:21.568290+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "141" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-28T13:49:21.568290+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "The faithful agent concept extends beyond individual client relationships to encompass the engineer's role in serving the public interest through proper conduct in public procurement systems designed to advance that interest" ;
proeth:invokedby "NSPE Board of Ethical Review" ;
proeth:principleclass "Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Case No. 93-3 makes an important point which is relevant to the case at hand—the role of the engineer in serving the legitimate needs of the client and the role of the engineer as the employer or client's 'faithful agent and trustee.'" ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The Board uses the faithful agent framework to establish that engineers must serve the legitimate needs of clients — including the public as client — within the constraints of applicable procurement laws and regulations" ;
proeth:textreferences "Case No. 93-3 makes an important point which is relevant to the case at hand—the role of the engineer in serving the legitimate needs of the client and the role of the engineer as the employer or client's 'faithful agent and trustee.'",
"the Board must assume that the referenced public procurement system was designed to advance the public interest in obtaining the most qualified engineering services" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 141 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T13:59:20.699153"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 141 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
141
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-28T13:49:21.568290+00:00
First case
141
Generated
2026-02-28T13:49:21.568290+00:00
Attributed to
Case 141 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T13:59:20.699153
Generated by
ProEthica Case 141 Extraction