Engineer A Informal Information Sharing Restraint Constructability Consultation
O · Obligation
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/98#Engineer_A_Informal_Information_Sharing_Restraint_Constructability_Consultation
Properties
Instance of
InformalInformationSharingRestraintObligation
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#InformalInformationSharingRestraintObligation
Case context
Engineer A possesses technical project information by virtue of the design role and must not share that information informally with a single prospective bidder, even when the intent is to improve design quality.
Compliance status
unclear
Confidence
0.89
Importance
high
Obligated party
Engineer A
Obligation statement
Engineer A is obligated to refrain from sharing constructability information or technical project details with Contractor B through informal, personally initiated channels, and instead to direct any constructability information sharing through formal, agency-sanctioned processes that provide equal access to all prospective bidders.
Temporal scope
During the design phase, prior to the public bidding process
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A would like to also discuss constructability issues with a local contractor, Contractor B, with whom Engineer A has worked and who may potentially also bid on the water treatment facility construction contract following the design phase.
Text references
Engineer A is concerned that by discussing technical and other aspects of the project with the contractor, Engineer A may be providing the contractor with an unfair advantage during the public bidding process.
Engineer A would like to also discuss constructability issues with a local contractor, Contractor B, with whom Engineer A has worked and who may potentially also bid on the water treatment facility construction contract following the design phase.
TTL
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case98:Engineer_A_Informal_Information_Sharing_Restraint_Constructability_Consultation a proeth:InformalInformationSharingRestraintObligation,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Informal Information Sharing Restraint Constructability Consultation" ;
proeth-core:defeasibleUnder case98:Engineer_A_Conflict_of_Interest_State_-_Prior_Relationship_with_Contractor_B,
case98:Municipality_Public_Bidding_Process_-_Equitable_Access_State ;
proeth:casecontext "Engineer A possesses technical project information by virtue of the design role and must not share that information informally with a single prospective bidder, even when the intent is to improve design quality." ;
proeth:compliancestatus "unclear" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Obligation" ;
proeth:confidence "0.89" ;
proeth:derivedFromPrinciple case98:Equal_Access_To_Bid_Information_Invoked_Water_Treatment_Facility,
case98:Formal_Channel_Requirement_Invoked_Engineer_A_Design_Phase_Consultation ;
proeth:discoveredincase "98" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-28T00:34:03.305783+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "98" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-28T00:34:03.305783+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:obligatedparty "Engineer A" ;
proeth:obligationclass "Informal Information Sharing Restraint Obligation" ;
proeth:obligationstatement "Engineer A is obligated to refrain from sharing constructability information or technical project details with Contractor B through informal, personally initiated channels, and instead to direct any constructability information sharing through formal, agency-sanctioned processes that provide equal access to all prospective bidders." ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A would like to also discuss constructability issues with a local contractor, Contractor B, with whom Engineer A has worked and who may potentially also bid on the water treatment facility construction contract following the design phase." ;
proeth:temporalscope "During the design phase, prior to the public bidding process" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A is concerned that by discussing technical and other aspects of the project with the contractor, Engineer A may be providing the contractor with an unfair advantage during the public bidding process.",
"Engineer A would like to also discuss constructability issues with a local contractor, Contractor B, with whom Engineer A has worked and who may potentially also bid on the water treatment facility construction contract following the design phase." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 98 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T00:43:22.146093"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 98 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
98
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-28T00:34:03.305783+00:00
First case
98
Generated
2026-02-28T00:34:03.305783+00:00
Attributed to
Case 98 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T00:43:22.146093
Generated by
ProEthica Case 98 Extraction