Post-Peer-Review Design-Build Procurement Participation State
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Post-Peer-ReviewDesign-BuildProcurementParticipationState
Definition
State in which a professional engineering firm that has completed an independent external peer review of a project's design — where that review shaped or refined the construction plans and specifications ultimately incorporated into a design-build RFP — is subsequently invited to participate as a design-build proposer on that same project, creating a structural conflict of interest arising from the insider knowledge, evaluative access, and design influence gained during the peer review engagement.
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Definition
State in which a professional engineering firm that has completed an independent external peer review of a project's design — where that review shaped or refined the construction plans and specifications ultimately incorporated into a design-build RFP — is subsequently invited to participate as a design-build proposer on that same project, creating a structural conflict of interest arising from the insider knowledge, evaluative access, and design influence gained during the peer review engagement.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] State in which a professional engineer who previously conducted an independent external review of a project is subsequently invited to participate in a competitive procurement (such as a design-build RFP) for that same project, creating a potential conflict of interest arising from insider knowledge and prior evaluative access to the project's technical details, requiring assessment of whether participation is ethically permissible under applicable conflict of interest standards and state law.
Source Evidence
Source Text
ABC Engineering is retained by a state agency to participate in an independent external peer review
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Ontology
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Class
Content Hash
84d77333c51af28b...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
96
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-27T19:33:28.784967+00:00
First Discovered In Case
96
Generated
2026-02-27T19:33:28.784967+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 96 Extraction