Engineer A Construction Dispute Impartial Interpreter
Individual
b2953781
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/176#Engineer_A_Construction_Dispute_Impartial_Interpreter
Definition
Retained by Owner for both design and construction-phase services; contractually designated as initial interpreter of contract documents and judge of work acceptability; sought to remain impartial when a dispute arose between Owner and Contractor over a concrete pour; reviewed the dispute and ruled in the Contractor's favor based on Owner-approved changes; resisted Owner's claim that loyalty should have overridden impartiality.
Properties
Parent
ConstructionDisputeImpartialInterpreterEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ConstructionDisputeImpartialInterpreterEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer |
| contract_role | Design and construction-phase services provider |
| contractual_authority | Initial interpreter of contract documents and judge of work acceptability |
| impartiality_basis | Contractual provision designating engineer as neutral interpreter |
Concept Category
Role
Confidence
0.97
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | dispute_reviewer_for |
| target | Owner and General Contractor |
| type | retained_by |
| target | Owner |
| type | ruled_in_favor_of |
| target | General Contractor |
Role Category
provider_client
Role Class
Construction Dispute Impartial Interpreter Engineer
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A is retained by an Owner to provide both design and construction phase services
Text References
Engineer A agrees with the Contractor's position
Engineer A is retained by an Owner to provide both design and construction phase services
Engineer A, seeks to remain impartial in the dispute, citing a provision in his contract with the Owner
Owner criticizes Engineer A, claiming that because of Engineer A's ethical duty of loyalty to the Owner, Engineer A should have found in Owner's favor
TTL
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
b2953781420c2a82...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
176
Discovered in Pass
1
Discovered in Section
facts
First Discovered
2026-03-01T10:56:40.811396+00:00
First Case
176
Generated
2026-03-01T10:56:40.811396+00:00
Attributed To
Case 176 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T11:13:16.195135
Generated By
ProEthica Case 176 Extraction