Owner-Contractor Construction Dispute Adjudication State
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f118a876
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Owner-ContractorConstructionDisputeAdjudicationState
Definition
State in which a dispute has arisen between an owner and a general contractor during construction, and the engineer of record — contractually designated as the initial interpreter of contract documents and judge of work acceptability — is called upon by both parties to resolve the dispute, creating a quasi-adjudicative role that structurally requires impartiality rather than client loyalty.
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Definition
State in which a dispute has arisen between an owner and a general contractor during construction, and the engineer of record — contractually designated as the initial interpreter of contract documents and judge of work acceptability — is called upon by both parties to resolve the dispute, creating a quasi-adjudicative role that structurally requires impartiality rather than client loyalty.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] State in which a professional engineer, retained by a client for both design and construction-phase services, is contractually designated as the initial interpreter of contract document requirements and judge of work acceptability — creating a structural obligation of impartiality that supersedes the general duty of loyalty to the client when disputes arise between the client and contractor, such that the engineer's faithful agency is fulfilled through objective interpretation rather than partisan advocacy for the client.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A, seeks to remain impartial in the dispute, citing a provision in his contract with the Owner stating that the engineer is the initial interpreter of the requirements of the contract documents and judge of the acceptability of the work
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Content Hash
f118a876b69c273b...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
176
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-03-01T10:57:00.276729+00:00
First Discovered In Case
176
Generated
2026-03-01T10:57:00.276729+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 176 Extraction