Code-Ethics-Universal-Applicability-PE-Firm-Sub-Professional-Bid
Individual
9b7fdae7
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/90#Code-Ethics-Universal-Applicability-PE-Firm-Sub-Professional-Bid
Properties
Parent
CodeofEthicsUniversalApplicabilityConstraint
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#CodeofEthicsUniversalApplicabilityConstraint
Casecontext
All principals of the bidding firm are licensed PEs; their ethical obligations persist regardless of the sub-professional nature of the work being bid
Concept Category
Constraint
Confidence
0.92
Constrainedentity
PE firm principals submitting sub-professional services bid
Constraintclass
Code of Ethics Universal Applicability Constraint
Constraintstatement
The PE firm's principals remain bound by the NSPE Code of Ethics in their conduct during the sub-professional bid process — including obligations of honesty, non-deception, and honorable competitive conduct — even though the specific competitive bidding prohibitions of the code do not apply to sub-professional work.
Importance
high
Severity
high
Source
NSPE Code of Ethics; NSPE Board of Directors directive (January 1971)
Temporalscope
Throughout bid preparation and submission
Source Evidence
Source Text
An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers
Text References
An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers
The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services.
TTL
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
9b7fdae7fa1995b4...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
90
Discovered in Pass
2
Discovered in Section
facts
First Discovered
2026-03-02T16:09:56.570760+00:00
First Case
90
Generated
2026-03-02T16:09:56.570760+00:00
Attributed To
Case 90 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T16:20:56.412481
Generated By
ProEthica Case 90 Extraction