Transparency Obligation in Mixed Professional-Sub-Professional Firm Identity
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/90#Transparency_Obligation_in_Mixed_Professional-Sub-Professional_Firm_Identity
Properties
Instance of
Applied to
Sub-Professional Services Procurement Client Individual
Written competitive bid submission
Balancing with
Free and Open Competition as Engineering Ethics Boundary Condition
PE Identity Non-Exploitation in Sub-Professional Commercial Competition Principle
Concrete expression
The PE firm must be transparent with the procuring client about its nature as a professional engineering firm when submitting a bid for sub-professional work, ensuring the client understands the character of the entity it is engaging and can make an informed procurement decision
Confidence
0.82
Importance
medium
Interpretation
Transparency enables the client to assess whether engaging a PE firm for sub-professional work is appropriate for its needs, whether it triggers any additional obligations, and whether the pricing reflects the firm's actual cost structure for sub-professional versus professional work
Invoked by
PE-Principal Engineering Firm Bidding Sub-Professional Work
Tension resolution
Transparency about firm identity is required; exploitation of that identity for competitive advantage is prohibited — the two obligations are compatible and mutually reinforcing
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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"Written competitive bid submission" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Free and Open Competition as Engineering Ethics Boundary Condition",
"PE Identity Non-Exploitation in Sub-Professional Commercial Competition Principle" ;
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proeth:discoveredincase "90" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-02T16:06:53.623243+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "90" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-02T16:06:53.623243+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "medium" ;
proeth:interpretation "Transparency enables the client to assess whether engaging a PE firm for sub-professional work is appropriate for its needs, whether it triggers any additional obligations, and whether the pricing reflects the firm's actual cost structure for sub-professional versus professional work" ;
proeth:invokedby "PE-Principal Engineering Firm Bidding Sub-Professional Work" ;
proeth:principleclass "Transparency Principle" ;
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:tensionresolution "Transparency about firm identity is required; exploitation of that identity for competitive advantage is prohibited — the two obligations are compatible and mutually reinforcing" ;
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 "2026-03-02T16:20:56.410720"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
90
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-03-02T16:06:53.623243+00:00
First case
90
Generated
2026-03-02T16:06:53.623243+00:00
Attributed to
Case 90 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T16:20:56.410720
Generated by
ProEthica Case 90 Extraction