ABC Engineering Design-Build Joint Venture Participant
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/96#ABC_Engineering_Design-Build_Joint_Venture_Participant
Definition
ABC Engineering, having previously conducted an independent external peer review, participates with XYZ Construction in a design-build joint venture, raising conflict-of-interest questions regarding access to confidential nonpublic information gained during the peer review and whether that access confers unfair competitive advantage in the design-build procurement.
Properties
Instance of
Design-BuildJointVentureEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Design-BuildJointVentureEngineer
Attributes
| prior_role | External peer reviewer |
| current_role | Design-build joint venture participant with XYZ Construction |
| conflict_concern | Access to confidential nonpublic information from prior peer review |
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | joint_venture_with |
| target | XYZ Construction Design-Build Inviting Contractor |
| type | prior_reviewer_for |
| target | State Transportation Agency Peer Review Client |
Role category
provider_client
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
Agency Disclosure and Approval Obligation Invoked by ABC Engineering Pre-Participation Decision, Conflict of Interest Disclosure Evolution Principle Invoked by ABC Engineering Post-Review Participation Assessment, Dual Role Appearance of Impropriety Avoidance Invoked by ABC Engineering Sequential Role Transition, Post-Review Conflict of Interest Avoidance Invoked by ABC Engineering Design-Build Participation Decision
hasObligation
ABC Engineering No-Confidentiality-Agreement Conflict Management Non-Waiver, ABC Engineering One-Year Cooling-Off Period Sufficiency Assessment, ABC Engineering Peer Review Privileged Access Non-Exploitation in Design-Build Procurement, ABC Engineering Post-Review Design-Build Conflict Disclosure to State Agency, ABC Engineering Post-Review Design-Build Participation Agency Approval Prerequisite
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A and ABC Engineering's participation with XYZ Construction in the design-build joint venture
Text references
Engineer A and ABC Engineering's participation with XYZ Construction in the design-build joint venture
the BER does not believe Engineer A and ABC Engineering's participation with XYZ Construction in the design-build joint venture raises a conflict of interest
the access to confidential, nonpublic information could provide Engineer A with some advantages
TTL
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case96:ABC_Engineering_Design-Build_Joint_Venture_Participant a proeth:Design-BuildJointVentureEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "ABC Engineering Design-Build Joint Venture Participant" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case96:Agency_Disclosure_and_Approval_Obligation_Invoked_by_ABC_Engineering_Pre-Participation_Decision,
case96:Conflict_of_Interest_Disclosure_Evolution_Principle_Invoked_by_ABC_Engineering_Post-Review_Participation_Assessment,
case96:Dual_Role_Appearance_of_Impropriety_Avoidance_Invoked_by_ABC_Engineering_Sequential_Role_Transition,
case96:Post-Review_Conflict_of_Interest_Avoidance_Invoked_by_ABC_Engineering_Design-Build_Participation_Decision ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case96:ABC_Engineering_No-Confidentiality-Agreement_Conflict_Management_Non-Waiver,
case96:ABC_Engineering_One-Year_Cooling-Off_Period_Sufficiency_Assessment,
case96:ABC_Engineering_Peer_Review_Privileged_Access_Non-Exploitation_in_Design-Build_Procurement,
case96:ABC_Engineering_Post-Review_Design-Build_Conflict_Disclosure_to_State_Agency,
case96:ABC_Engineering_Post-Review_Design-Build_Participation_Agency_Approval_Prerequisite ;
proeth:attributes "{'prior_role': 'External peer reviewer', 'current_role': 'Design-build joint venture participant with XYZ Construction', 'conflict_concern': 'Access to confidential nonpublic information from prior peer review'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "ABC Engineering, having previously conducted an independent external peer review, participates with XYZ Construction in a design-build joint venture, raising conflict-of-interest questions regarding access to confidential nonpublic information gained during the peer review and whether that access confers unfair competitive advantage in the design-build procurement." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "96" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T21:44:28.363540+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "96" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T21:44:28.363540+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'joint_venture_with', 'target': 'XYZ Construction Design-Build Inviting Contractor'}",
"{'type': 'prior_reviewer_for', 'target': 'State Transportation Agency Peer Review Client'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:roleclass "Design-Build Joint Venture Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A and ABC Engineering's participation with XYZ Construction in the design-build joint venture" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A and ABC Engineering's participation with XYZ Construction in the design-build joint venture",
"the BER does not believe Engineer A and ABC Engineering's participation with XYZ Construction in the design-build joint venture raises a conflict of interest",
"the access to confidential, nonpublic information could provide Engineer A with some advantages" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 96 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T22:02:18.113842"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 96 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
96
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T21:44:28.363540+00:00
First case
96
Generated
2026-02-27T21:44:28.363540+00:00
Attributed to
Case 96 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T22:02:18.113842
Generated by
ProEthica Case 96 Extraction