Engineer Impartiality in Dispute Resolution Standard - Contract Provision
Rs · Resource
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/176#Engineer_Impartiality_in_Dispute_Resolution_Standard_-_Contract_Provision
Properties
Instance of
EngineerImpartialityinDisputeResolutionStandard
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EngineerImpartialityinDisputeResolutionStandard
Confidence
0.95
Created by
Standard engineering contract provisions; Owner-Contractor agreement
Document title
Contractual and Professional Norm: Engineer as Impartial Initial Interpreter and Judge of Work
Importance
high
Used by
NSPE Board of Ethical Review in concluding that Engineer A's impartial conduct was ethically and legally proper
Used in context
The contractual terms establishing Engineer A as the impartial initial interpreter of contract documents and judge of work acceptability are invoked to confirm that Engineer A's neutral, objective conduct fulfilled—rather than breached—the duty of loyalty to the Owner, and that the Owner had agreed to these terms before signing
Version
As incorporated in the Owner-Contractor agreement
Source Evidence
Source text
in acting impartially under the terms of the contract, Engineer A fulfilled that ethical obligation to the Owner.
Text references
By acting in an impartial, neutral and objective manner as the initial interpreter of the requirements of the contract documents and judge of the acceptability of the work, Engineer A fulfilled his legal and ethical responsibility under the terms of the agreement.
in acting impartially under the terms of the contract, Engineer A fulfilled that ethical obligation to the Owner.
we find it somewhat incongruous that the Owner should complain because the Engineer was complying with the terms and conditions of a contract that the Owner presumably read and understood before signing.
TTL
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proeth:sourcetext "in acting impartially under the terms of the contract, Engineer A fulfilled that ethical obligation to the Owner." ;
proeth:textreferences "By acting in an impartial, neutral and objective manner as the initial interpreter of the requirements of the contract documents and judge of the acceptability of the work, Engineer A fulfilled his legal and ethical responsibility under the terms of the agreement.",
"in acting impartially under the terms of the contract, Engineer A fulfilled that ethical obligation to the Owner.",
"we find it somewhat incongruous that the Owner should complain because the Engineer was complying with the terms and conditions of a contract that the Owner presumably read and understood before signing." ;
proeth:usedby "NSPE Board of Ethical Review in concluding that Engineer A's impartial conduct was ethically and legally proper" ;
proeth:usedincontext "The contractual terms establishing Engineer A as the impartial initial interpreter of contract documents and judge of work acceptability are invoked to confirm that Engineer A's neutral, objective conduct fulfilled—rather than breached—the duty of loyalty to the Owner, and that the Owner had agreed to these terms before signing" ;
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proeth:wasattributedto "Case 176 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-01T11:13:16.195698"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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Extraction details
Discovered in case
176
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-01T10:57:39.021274+00:00
First case
176
Generated
2026-03-01T10:57:39.021274+00:00
Attributed to
Case 176 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-01T11:13:16.195698
Generated by
ProEthica Case 176 Extraction