Sub-Professional Work Competitive Bid Eligibility State
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Sub-ProfessionalWorkCompetitiveBidEligibilityState
Definition
State in which a firm composed entirely of licensed professional engineers is invited to submit a competitive price-based bid for work that is explicitly sub-professional in character — related to but below the threshold of professional engineering services — creating ethical ambiguity about whether QBS norms, anti-competitive-bidding provisions, and professional engineering codes apply to the engagement, given that the work itself does not constitute professional engineering practice even though the firm's principals hold PE licenses.
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Definition
State in which a firm composed entirely of licensed professional engineers is invited to submit a competitive price-based bid for work that is explicitly sub-professional in character — related to but below the threshold of professional engineering services — creating ethical ambiguity about whether QBS norms, anti-competitive-bidding provisions, and professional engineering codes apply to the engagement, given that the work itself does not constitute professional engineering practice even though the firm's principals hold PE licenses.
Source Evidence
Source Text
firm in which all the principals are professional engineers provides services on occasion of a type and nature regarded as sub-professional in character
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rdfs:label "Sub-Professional Work Competitive Bid Eligibility State" ;
rdfs:comment "State in which a firm composed entirely of licensed professional engineers is invited to submit a competitive price-based bid for work that is explicitly sub-professional in character — related to but below the threshold of professional engineering services — creating ethical ambiguity about whether QBS norms, anti-competitive-bidding provisions, and professional engineering codes apply to the engagement, given that the work itself does not constitute professional engineering practice even though the firm's principals hold PE licenses." ;
rdfs:subClassOf <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#State> .
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Ontology
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Class
Content Hash
c833f2f808eee10f...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
90
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-03-02T16:03:49.599523+00:00
First Discovered In Case
90
Generated
2026-03-02T16:03:49.599523+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 90 Extraction