PE Firm Sub-Professional Bid Ethics Code Persistence
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/90#PE_Firm_Sub-Professional_Bid_Ethics_Code_Persistence
Properties
Instance of
ProfessionalEthicsPersistenceinSub-ProfessionalBidConductObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ProfessionalEthicsPersistenceinSub-ProfessionalBidConductObligation
Case context
PE firm with all-PE principals bidding on sub-professional work related to professional engineering services
Compliance status
unclear
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Obligated party
PE firm principals (licensed professional engineers)
Obligation statement
The PE firm's principals must recognize that their ethical obligations under the engineering code of ethics persist in full force during the submission of a competitive bid for sub-professional services, and that the sub-professional character of the work does not suspend or reduce those obligations.
Temporal scope
Throughout the bid preparation, submission, and any subsequent performance of sub-professional work
Relationships
competesWith
PE Firm Ethics Code Scope Non-Application to Sub-Professional Bid, PE Firm Sub-Professional Bid Competitive Bidding Rationale-Scope Permissibility
defeasibleUnder
PE Firm Dual-Mode Service Operation
derivedFromPrinciple
Professional Ethics Obligation Persistence Through Sub-Professional Bid
Source Evidence
Source text
An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professional engineering services.
Text references
An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professional engineering services.
The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services.
TTL
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case90:PE_Firm_Sub-Professional_Bid_Ethics_Code_Persistence a proeth:ProfessionalEthicsPersistenceinSub-ProfessionalBidConductObligation,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "PE Firm Sub-Professional Bid Ethics Code Persistence" ;
proeth-core:competesWith case90:PE_Firm_Ethics_Code_Scope_Non-Application_to_Sub-Professional_Bid,
case90:PE_Firm_Sub-Professional_Bid_Competitive_Bidding_Rationale-Scope_Permissibility ;
proeth-core:defeasibleUnder case90:PE_Firm_Dual-Mode_Service_Operation ;
proeth-core:prevailsOver case90:PE_Firm_Ethics_Code_Scope_Non-Application_to_Sub-Professional_Bid ;
proeth:casecontext "PE firm with all-PE principals bidding on sub-professional work related to professional engineering services" ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unclear" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple case90:Professional_Ethics_Obligation_Persistence_Through_Sub-Professional_Bid ;
proeth:discoveredincase "90" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-02T16:08:16.472263+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "90" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-02T16:08:16.472263+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "PE firm principals (licensed professional engineers)" ;
proeth:obligationclass "Professional Ethics Persistence in Sub-Professional Bid Conduct Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "The PE firm's principals must recognize that their ethical obligations under the engineering code of ethics persist in full force during the submission of a competitive bid for sub-professional services, and that the sub-professional character of the work does not suspend or reduce those obligations." ;
proeth:sourcetext "An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professional engineering services." ;
proeth:temporalscope "Throughout the bid preparation, submission, and any subsequent performance of sub-professional work" ;
proeth:textreferences "An engineering firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character, although related to professional engineering services.",
"The firm is invited to submit a written bid for work comprised solely of sub-professional services." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 90 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-02T16:20:56.411373"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 90 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
90
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-02T16:08:16.472263+00:00
First case
90
Generated
2026-03-02T16:08:16.472263+00:00
Attributed to
Case 90 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T16:20:56.411373
Generated by
ProEthica Case 90 Extraction