CE 480
Facts:
Engineer
A is asked by a firm to prepare specifications for an air compression system.
Engineer A made the firm aware that she is the President (and major
shareholder) of a company that manufactures and sells air compression systems
and that she has no problem with preparing a set of generic specifications.
Engineer A also provides the firm with four other manufacturers that prepare
air compression systems for bidding purposes, and Engineer A did not include
her company as one of the four specified manufacturers.
The
firm now wants to meet with Engineer A and a salesman from her company.
Engineer A indicated to the firm that it might be a conflict-of-interest.
Question:
Would it be a conflict of interest for Engineer A to prepare a set of specifications for an air compression system and then have her company manufacture the air compression system under the facts?