DP1
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/87#DP1
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP1
Decision question
After Client A explicitly refuses to fund construction to the 100-year storm surge elevation, what sequence of professional actions must Engineer A take to satisfy the public welfare paramount obligation while respecting the proportional escalation framework?
Focus
Engineer A's obligations after Client A refuses the 100-year storm surge elevation standard on cost grounds — specifically whether Engineer A must continue advocating, document the disagreement in writing, and ultimately withdraw from the project if Client A's refusal is firm.
Option1
Continue pursuing substantive discussions with Client A to explain the foreseeable danger to future residents, provide written documentation of the 100-year recommendation and Client A's refusal, and withdraw from the project if Client A's refusal remains explicit and firm after good-faith persuasion efforts are exhausted
Option2
Withdraw from the project immediately upon Client A's first explicit refusal of the 100-year standard, without further persuasion attempts, on the grounds that any continued engagement after an unambiguous cost-driven rejection of a safety-critical standard constitutes tacit acquiescence
Option3
Remain engaged on the project while continuing to advocate internally for the 100-year standard, on the grounds that Engineer A's continued presence preserves residual influence over design decisions and that a replacement engineer with fewer safety commitments would produce worse outcomes for future residents
Role
Engineer
TTL
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case87:DP1 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP1" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP1" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "After Client A explicitly refuses to fund construction to the 100-year storm surge elevation, what sequence of professional actions must Engineer A take to satisfy the public welfare paramount obligation while respecting the proportional escalation framework?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A's obligations after Client A refuses the 100-year storm surge elevation standard on cost grounds — specifically whether Engineer A must continue advocating, document the disagreement in writing, and ultimately withdraw from the project if Client A's refusal is firm." ;
proeth:option1 "Continue pursuing substantive discussions with Client A to explain the foreseeable danger to future residents, provide written documentation of the 100-year recommendation and Client A's refusal, and withdraw from the project if Client A's refusal remains explicit and firm after good-faith persuasion efforts are exhausted" ;
proeth:option2 "Withdraw from the project immediately upon Client A's first explicit refusal of the 100-year standard, without further persuasion attempts, on the grounds that any continued engagement after an unambiguous cost-driven rejection of a safety-critical standard constitutes tacit acquiescence" ;
proeth:option3 "Remain engaged on the project while continuing to advocate internally for the 100-year standard, on the grounds that Engineer A's continued presence preserves residual influence over design decisions and that a replacement engineer with fewer safety commitments would produce worse outcomes for future residents" ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T16:34:23.758349"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 87 Extraction" .
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2026-02-27T16:34:23.758349
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ProEthica Case 87 Extraction