DP1
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/88#DP1
Properties
Instance of
Decision Point Id
DP1
Decision question
When Engineer A has formed a preliminary professional judgment — grounded in hydraulic evaluation procedures from a recognized transportation agency conference — that the tidal crossing upgrade may accelerate upstream uninhabitability for twenty households, but Client B has directed Engineer A to proceed without the specialized subconsultant analysis, what course of action does Engineer A's ethical obligation require?
Focus
Engineer A's obligation to disclose preliminary professional judgment about upstream flood risk to Client B and regulatory authorities, despite the absence of a completed specialized subconsultant analysis and Client B's explicit directive to omit the costly evaluation.
Option1
Notify Client B in writing of the preliminary upstream flood risk judgment, formally recommend engagement of a specialized subconsultant, propose including the qualified concern in the engineering report for regulatory consideration, and proceed to include that qualified disclosure in regulatory submissions if Client B refuses both the analysis and the report inclusion
Option2
Proceed with the design to the applicable 25-year storm standard as directed by Client B, document Engineer A's recommendation for specialized subconsultant analysis in internal project files, and await regulatory authority request before raising the upstream flood concern in any public or regulatory submission
Option3
Verbally advise Client B of the upstream flood concern at the next project meeting, note the concern in meeting minutes, and proceed with design under the regulatory standard while deferring formal written disclosure and regulatory report inclusion until the concern can be confirmed by a completed specialized analysis
Role
Engineer A Coastal Risk Assessment
TTL
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case88:DP1 a proeth-cases:DecisionPoint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "DP1" ;
proeth:decisionPointId "DP1" ;
proeth:decisionQuestion "When Engineer A has formed a preliminary professional judgment — grounded in hydraulic evaluation procedures from a recognized transportation agency conference — that the tidal crossing upgrade may accelerate upstream uninhabitability for twenty households, but Client B has directed Engineer A to proceed without the specialized subconsultant analysis, what course of action does Engineer A's ethical obligation require?" ;
proeth:focus "Engineer A's obligation to disclose preliminary professional judgment about upstream flood risk to Client B and regulatory authorities, despite the absence of a completed specialized subconsultant analysis and Client B's explicit directive to omit the costly evaluation." ;
proeth:option1 "Notify Client B in writing of the preliminary upstream flood risk judgment, formally recommend engagement of a specialized subconsultant, propose including the qualified concern in the engineering report for regulatory consideration, and proceed to include that qualified disclosure in regulatory submissions if Client B refuses both the analysis and the report inclusion" ;
proeth:option2 "Proceed with the design to the applicable 25-year storm standard as directed by Client B, document Engineer A's recommendation for specialized subconsultant analysis in internal project files, and await regulatory authority request before raising the upstream flood concern in any public or regulatory submission" ;
proeth:option3 "Verbally advise Client B of the upstream flood concern at the next project meeting, note the concern in meeting minutes, and proceed with design under the regulatory standard while deferring formal written disclosure and regulatory report inclusion until the concern can be confirmed by a completed specialized analysis" ;
proeth:roleLabel "Engineer A Coastal Risk Assessment" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-26T00:52:37.590277"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 88 Extraction" .
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2026-02-26T00:52:37.590277
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ProEthica Case 88 Extraction