DP5

DecisionPoint
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DP5

Did Engineer C's participation in the covert informal review of Engineer B's active work violate Engineer C's collegial non-harm obligation toward Engineer B as a professional peer, and do Engineer C and the City Administrator bear any obligation to notify Engineer B that such a review occurred?

Engineer B remains under an active, non-terminated contract with Client A while a competitor is informally consulted about the quality of his specific engineering decisions — without his knowledge, without notice, and without any opportunity to provide context or respond to the critique. This decision point addresses Engineer B's professional dignity and procedural rights, the collegial non-harm obligations owed to him by Engineer C, and whether Engineer C or the City Administrator bore any obligation to notify Engineer B that such an informal review occurred.

Participate in the covert informal review of Engineer B's active work without notifying Engineer B and without disclosing to the City Administrator that Engineer B should be given notice and opportunity to respond

Decline to participate in the informal review and advise the City Administrator that Engineer B should be notified of any review of his work and given an opportunity to provide context for his professional decisions

Engineer C