NSPE-BER-Case-63-5
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Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/164#NSPE-BER-Case-63-5
Properties
Instance of
Confidence
0.98
Created by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review
Document title
NSPE Board of Ethical Review Case No. 63-5
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review in analogical reasoning for the present case
Used in context
Establishes that a part-time city engineer may ethically prepare plans and specifications for the same municipality, provided loyalties are not divided; also addresses the client's right to waive independent review of the engineer's own work
Version
1963
Source Evidence
Source text
In an early case, BER Case No. 63-5, a small community retained a professional engineer, Engineer B, on a part-time basis to serve as city engineer.
Text references
Both the previously cited BER cases, as well as subsequent BER decisions, do not agree with the city official's conclusion.
In an early case, BER Case No. 63-5, a small community retained a professional engineer, Engineer B, on a part-time basis to serve as city engineer.
The Board ruled that it is ethical for a professional engineer retained by a community on a part-time basis as a city engineer to prepare plans and specifications for a project for the same community
TTL
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"In an early case, BER Case No. 63-5, a small community retained a professional engineer, Engineer B, on a part-time basis to serve as city engineer.",
"The Board ruled that it is ethical for a professional engineer retained by a community on a part-time basis as a city engineer to prepare plans and specifications for a project for the same community" ;
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
164
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T03:11:21.262822+00:00
First case
164
Generated
2026-03-01T03:11:21.262822+00:00
Attributed to
Case 164 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T03:45:22.754323
Generated by
ProEthica Case 164 Extraction