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• Recognize the statutes that regulate relationships with representatives of federal agencies.
• Imagine and evaluate potential consequences resulting from common ethical decisions in contractor-client relationships.
• Explain the difference between a gift and a bribe.
• Describe ethical challenges that can occur between a contractor and client.
3 Sunita Kumar, who has a noticeable Indian accent, has five years of experience as a front desk receptionist for a local planning department. Through her job, she has met many local contractors and building professionals.A friend of hers, who works for one of the local contractors, told Sunita
2 Roger Wilson has been an estimator for 20 years. He’s good at his job, reliable, and has been a good mentor for the younger employees. Recently, Roger applied for a new position as a lead estimator responsible for organizing the effort for new bids and assigning tasks to several junior
1 A female project engineer is attending a meeting in a subcontractor’s job site trailer. This is her first field assignment and she wants to make a good impression and show that she knows her stuff. When she walks into the conference room, she sees several pornographic magazines on the table and
• Explain how a diversity, equity, and inclusion program might help to eliminate discrimination in the workplace.
• Give examples of federal regulations that prohibit various forms of discrimination in the workplace.
• Explain the difference between quid pro quo sexual harassment and a hostile work environment.
• Describe the purpose of affirmative action.
• Give examples of discrimination on the basis of age, disability, race, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
• Describe ways in which discrimination can occur in the workplace.
7 Continental Construction has a contract for construction of an industrial facility that will be used to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles. While inspecting the jobsite, the project superintendent noticed that it was very cluttered with construction materials randomly stored and several
6 High Quality Construction has a contract to construct a medical office building. While inspecting the work being performed on the project, the superintendent notices that the hand railing on an open staircase was not of sufficient height to meet local building code requirements. He reviewed the
5 Acme Construction has a contract for the construction of a hospital. The company’s project manager subcontracted both the electrical and mechanical scopes of work to separate subcontractors. The project superintendent developed a three-week look ahead schedule which showed that the electrical
4 Central Constructors has a lump-sum contract for the construction of a community college classroom building. The company’s project manager was developing the monthly application for payment to be submitted to the project owner. All of the subcontractors except the mechanical subcontractor had
3 Cascade Construction has a contract for the construction of a medical office building. The company’s project manager decided to hire a subcontractor for the installation of drywall on the project. The drywall subcontractor has been lax at ensuring that all of their workers wear proper personal
2 A contractor has a contract for the construction of a parking garage that contains significant quantities of cast-in-place concrete. The contract specifications require that concrete cylinders be made and tested to verify the strength of the concrete mix. Three samples were taken when placing the
1 A contractor has a contract for the construction of a large retail store located within a shopping complex. The project owner is very interested in getting the store completed by mid-October to enable the store to open in early November to serve holiday shoppers. The contract contains a provision
• Imagine and evaluate potential consequences resulting from ethical decisions made during the management of a construction project.
• Describe the ethical challenges that can occur with respect to time, cost, quality, and safety during the management of a construction project.
7 Enterprise Construction has a contract for the construction of a 25-story office building in a major metropolitan area. One of the ironworkers installing reinforcing steel for the fifth-floor concrete deck twisted his ankle and was unable to work for two days. Because the injury was considered
6 Highline Constructors has a contract for the construction of five miles of new highway and a three-span bridge. While touring the project, the superintendent noticed several locations where fuel spills had occurred during fueling of construction equipment. Wanting to remove the contaminated soil,
5 A contractor has a contract for the construction of a warehouse building that will be constructed with tilt-up concrete wall panels. During the construction of the wall panels, a concrete finisher was injured and not able to work as a concrete finisher for three days. Because he was able to work
4 Acme Construction has a contract for the construction of a water treatment plant. There is significant site work needed to prepare the site for construction of the plant. Both the electrical and mechanical work will be performed by subcontractors, but Acme will self-perform most of the remaining
3 Western Construction has a contract for the construction of a building that will house an automobile dealership. During the construction, the site work contractor encounters contaminated soil. The amount of soil appears to be minimal, so the subcontractor decides to reuse the contaminated soil as
2 Eastern Construction has a contract for the construction of a medical clinic.The contractor’s project engineer went to a local material supplier to purchase several items for the project. He charged the needed items to a company credit card used for purchasing project materials. During the
1 Pacific Constructors has a contract for the construction of an office building for a state government agency. The contract specifies that prevailing wage rates must be paid to all workers employed on the project site and lists the minimum wage rates to be paid to each trade classification. As
• Imagine and evaluate potential consequences resulting from ethical decisions made in the preparation and submission of documents and records.
• Describe the ethical challenges that can occur related to the preparation and submission of documents used in the management of construction projects.
7 Capitol Constructors has a contract for the construction of a sewage treatment plant. Because the contractor was selected early during design development, the construction contract is priced as cost-plus-fixed-fee. Direct and indirect project costs are considered as reimbursable based on payroll
6 Pacific Builders has a design-build contract for the design and construction of a medical office building. Major subcontractors were selected during the contract procurement process to enable collaboration with designers during design development. The design-build contract was awarded using a
5 Midwest Construction has a contract for the construction of a three-span highway bridge. The deck stringers of the bridge are to be precast concrete T-beams that are to be post-tensioned. The contractor’s project manager contacted three precast concrete vendors to obtain quotations for the
4 Acme Construction has a contract for the construction of a medical research building. The project requires significant site work which has been subcontracted to an excavation subcontractor. The subcontract agreement between Acme and the excavation subcontractor contains no provisions for
3 During the excavation for the foundation for an office building, Western Construction encountered a buried fuel tank and a natural gas line that were not shown on the contract drawings. The contractor’s project manager placed the project owner on notice of the unanticipated fuel tank and gas
2 Eastern Construction has a contract for the construction of a data center.During the construction of the building, the contractor found that the electrical and mechanical drawings contained several conflicts with the structural drawings. Eastern’s project manager submitted several Requests for
1 A contractor has a contract for the construction of an office building for an agency of the federal government. One of the contract specifications requires that all materials used on the project be manufactured in the United States.A steel supplier has offered steel for the project at a very
• Imagine and evaluate potential consequences resulting from ethical decisions made during the administration of contracts and purchase agreements.
• Describe the ethical challenges that can occur between a contractor and a supplier during the administration of a purchase agreement.
• Describe the ethical challenges that can occur during the administration of a construction contract between a general contractor and a project owner, and between a general contractor and a subcontractor.
7 Henry Smith is the project manager for a design- build contractor that has a contract for the design and construction of a new academic building for a major university. During a design review, the project architect briefed the university’s representative on the materials selected for the
6 Certified Constructors has a design- build contract for the construction of a new high school. To design the new school, Certified Contractors hired Jones Architects. During the design of the school, the lead designer was approached by a representative of Intermountain Manufacturing and offered
5 You are the estimator for Excel Mechanical Contractors and have received requests for quotation from five general contractors for the mechanical scope of work associated with the construction of a research facility. You evaluate the scope of work and your past experiences in working with each of
4 A general contractor is developing a proposal for the construction of a medical clinic. Since the contract will be executed prior to the completion of design, the contract will be negotiated on a cost- plus- fixed- fee basis with a guaranteed maximum price. There is significant site work required
3 You are finalizing the bid for the construction of a middle school, and you notice an omission in the bid for exterior painting. You insert an estimated amount to cover scope of work. Your company is successful in receiving the contract, and you contact a painting subcontractor and tell them that
2 Continental Constructors received a contract for the construction of a hospital.During the bidding process, Continental received quotations for the mechanical scope of work from six subcontractors. Five of the quotations were solicited, and the sixth was unsolicited. Continental selected the
1 Near the end of the bidding process for the construction of a hotel, a project owner received a written inquiry from a prospective bidder regarding some missing information on the structural drawings. The owner consulted the structural engineer for the project to determine the requested
• Imagine and evaluate potential consequences resulting from ethical decisions made during the contract procurement process.
• Describe the ethical challenges that can occur between a contractor and suppliers during the bidding process.
• Describe the ethical challenges that can occur during the process of submitting a bid or proposal for a project between a general contractor and a project owner, between a general contractor and a project designer, and between a general contractor and subcontractors.
5 Allen Yu is an estimator for a national construction company. His company is preparing a proposal for major renovations at a U.S. Air Force base in Allen’s hometown. Because of his familiarity with the site and location, Allen has been selected to participate in the presentation to the client
4 You are the health and safety manager for a medium- sized firm that specializes in K- 12 education projects. Your responsibilities include overseeing the creation and implementation of project health and safety plans, and for ensuring that project personnel are up to date in all their safety-
3 Mike Rogers is a superintendent on a mixed- use mid- rise project in a busy urban location. The project manager has been with the company for over twenty years and is known for aggressive goal setting and a volatile temper.Mike has frequently been the target of the project manager’s outbursts
2 Walt Miller has been asked to review the entries in his company’s log of work- related injuries and illnesses. While comparing the supporting documentation to the log entries, Walt notices that one of the projects had several incidents that were categorized incorrectly. When Walt checks with
1 Alicia Watson is working on a proposal for a large project with an important privately owned client. The award will be based on a number of factors, including the qualifications of the proposed management team. A close friend of Alicia’s works for a competing firm, which is also submitting a
• Describe a strategy to prevent retaliation against a whistleblower.
• Give examples of questions you might ask yourself in an “ethics check.”
• Give examples of common areas of primary ethical or legal risk.
• Give examples of common core values.
• Explain the difference between ethics and compliance.
Identify the main components of an effective ethics and business conduct program.
• Identify common areas of ethical challenges specific to the construction industry.
• Explain how an ethical issue differs from a legal issue.
Describe the five common ethical approaches that form the foundation of professional business ethics.
Is it possible for the rest of the world to live a consumer lifestyle on a par with the United States? Would this be a good thing? Who should decide this?
What is meant by “the race to the bottom”?
What are three arguments against the trend toward globalization? How would defenders of globalization respond to each?
Are there any conditions under which an American business could employ child labor in a developing country?
How far should the principle “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”extend in international business?
Can you identify any ethical values that legitimately can be applied cross-culturally?
Is there a difference between a reasonable woman and a reasonable man?
Should the severity of workplace harassment be determined solely from the point of view of the victim? Is this fair to the accused harasser?
How would you distinguish between gender harassment and sexual harassment?
When might discrimination in the workplace be justifi ed? Might discrimination on the basis of gender or race ever be justifi ed?
Distinguish among equal opportunity, affi rmative action, and preferential treatment.
What reasons, other than intentional discrimination, might explain the inequality of wages, employment, and positions of status?
Explain the four guiding principles of natural capitalism as developed by Lovins, Lovins, and Hawken.
What is the circular fl ow model of economic transactions? Explain how this model differs from the sustainable economics of Herman Daly.
What is the difference between consumer desires and citizen beliefs? How is this distinction relevant to business’s environmental responsibility?
Give examples of at least two market failures and explain how they represent challenges to the free market understanding of business’s environmental responsibilities.
How would you defi ne a sustainable business? What are the three pillars of sustainability?
Explain two ways in which a consumer could be described as vulnerable.What factors might make a person vulnerable in each sense? What are the ethics of marketing to the vulnerable?
To what degree do you think that modern marketing has created a dysfunctional affl uent economy in which irrational and trivial consumer demand has replaced personal and social needs?
Distinguish between autonomous and nonautonomous behavior. Explain the difference between autonomous and nonautonomous desires. Do you have any desires that you would characterize as nonautonomous? What is the difference between fi rst-order and second-order desires?
What things does advertising do for consumers? What does advertising do to consumers? In what ways has advertising done anything to you?
Explain how the FDA’s standards of deception and unfairness are related.How might an advertisement be both deceptive and unfair?
Distinguish between ethically acceptable means of infl uencing another and ethically improper means to infl uence another. Apply your answer to the case of pharmaceutical ads.
Distinguish between manipulation, deception, and a lie. Does the ethical wrong with these practices depend most directly on the consequences or on the intent?
Explain three ways in which the lowest price might not be the ethically best price.
Evaluate three different ethical arguments used to justify the policy of strict product liability.
To what extent should manufacturers be held liable for harms caused by their products?
Explain the concept of negligence and offer an ethical defense of the claim that drug manufacturers should be held liable for negligent testing or production of their products.
Explain why caveat emptor would be the ethically preferred product safety approach of the free market economic theory.
Describe several ways in which consumers are less than free in making choices about which products to purchase.
Explain three general ethical concerns that should be raised in marketing ethics.
Explain at least two ethical objections to insider trading. What, exactly, was wrong (if anything) with insiders selling Enron’s stock throughout 2001?
What conditions does DeGeorge suggest are necessary to make whistleblowing ethically permissible? When is it ethically required?
In what way is business like poker? In what ways is it different?
Defi ne trust and loyalty. Do all employees have a responsibility to be trustworthy?To be loyal? Why does Duska believe that loyalty is inappropriate in the workplace?

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