Utility Authority QBS Procurement Administrator
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/162#Utility_Authority_QBS_Procurement_Administrator
Definition
The public utility authority administered the QBS process under state law and local ordinance, narrowed submissions to seven qualified firms, conducted interviews via a screening committee, and granted Firm A's request to amend its qualification statement after receiving legal advice that no legal impediment existed.
Properties
Instance of
QBSProcurementAdministeringPublicUtilityAuthority
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#QBSProcurementAdministeringPublicUtilityAuthority
Attributes
| governing_framework | State law and local ordinance requiring QBS procedures |
| selection_criteria | Professional personnel ability, past performance, time/budget capability, location, workload, other qualification factors |
| procedural_decision | Granted amendment request after legal review |
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | evaluates |
| target | Firm A QBS Qualification Amendment Requesting Engineering Firm |
| type | evaluates |
| target | Other Six Competing Engineering Firms |
| type | subject_of_objection_by |
| target | Public and City Council Procurement Objectors |
Role category
public_responsibility
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Procurement Integrity Invoked in QBS Best-Qualified Firm Selection Analysis, Procurement Integrity in Public Engineering Invoked by Utility Authority Legal Clearance
hasObligation
Utility Authority QBS Best-Qualified Firm Law Permissive Amendment Interpretation, Utility Authority QBS Equal Amendment Opportunity Extension to All Seven Competing Firms, Utility Authority QBS Legal Clearance Before Granting Firm A Amendment Request, Utility Authority QBS Procurement Law Conformance in Administering Selection Process, Utility Authority QBS Public Welfare Paramount Most Qualified Firm Selection
Source Evidence
Source text
A public utility authority announced plans to build a large and complex addition to its power facilities
Text references
A public utility authority announced plans to build a large and complex addition to its power facilities
The utility authority narrowed a large number of qualification submissions to seven qualified firms
The utility authority, after receiving advice that there was no legal impediment involved, granted the request of Firm A
TTL
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case162:Utility_Authority_QBS_Procurement_Administrator a proeth:QBSProcurementAdministeringPublicUtilityAuthority,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Utility Authority QBS Procurement Administrator" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case162:Procurement_Integrity_Invoked_in_QBS_Best-Qualified_Firm_Selection_Analysis,
case162:Procurement_Integrity_in_Public_Engineering_Invoked_by_Utility_Authority_Legal_Clearance ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case162:Utility_Authority_QBS_Best-Qualified_Firm_Law_Permissive_Amendment_Interpretation,
case162:Utility_Authority_QBS_Equal_Amendment_Opportunity_Extension_to_All_Seven_Competing_Firms,
case162:Utility_Authority_QBS_Legal_Clearance_Before_Granting_Firm_A_Amendment_Request,
case162:Utility_Authority_QBS_Procurement_Law_Conformance_in_Administering_Selection_Process,
case162:Utility_Authority_QBS_Public_Welfare_Paramount_Most_Qualified_Firm_Selection ;
proeth:attributes "{'governing_framework': 'State law and local ordinance requiring QBS procedures', 'selection_criteria': 'Professional personnel ability, past performance, time/budget capability, location, workload, other qualification factors', 'procedural_decision': 'Granted amendment request after legal review'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "The public utility authority administered the QBS process under state law and local ordinance, narrowed submissions to seven qualified firms, conducted interviews via a screening committee, and granted Firm A's request to amend its qualification statement after receiving legal advice that no legal impediment existed." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "162" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-02T02:37:09.329393+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "162" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-02T02:37:09.329393+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'evaluates', 'target': 'Firm A QBS Qualification Amendment Requesting Engineering Firm'}",
"{'type': 'evaluates', 'target': 'Other Six Competing Engineering Firms'}",
"{'type': 'subject_of_objection_by', 'target': 'Public and City Council Procurement Objectors'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "public_responsibility" ;
proeth:roleclass "QBS Procurement Administering Public Utility Authority" ;
proeth:sourcetext "A public utility authority announced plans to build a large and complex addition to its power facilities" ;
proeth:textreferences "A public utility authority announced plans to build a large and complex addition to its power facilities",
"The utility authority narrowed a large number of qualification submissions to seven qualified firms",
"The utility authority, after receiving advice that there was no legal impediment involved, granted the request of Firm A" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 162 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-02T02:57:21.172134"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 162 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
162
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-02T02:37:09.329393+00:00
First case
162
Generated
2026-03-02T02:37:09.329393+00:00
Attributed to
Case 162 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T02:57:21.172134
Generated by
ProEthica Case 162 Extraction