11(c).

He shall not solicit or submit engineering proposals on the basis of competitive bidding. Competitive bidding for professional engineering services is defined as the formal or informal submission, or receipt, of verbal or written estimates of cost or proposals in terms of dollars, man days of work required, percentage of construction cost, or any other measure of compensation whereby the prospective client may compare engineering services on a price basis prior to the time that one engineer, or one engineering organization, has been selected for negotiations. The disclosure of recommended fee schedules prepared by various engineering societies is not considered to constitute competitive bidding. An Engineer requested to submit a fee proposal or bid prior to the selection of an engineer or firm subject to the negotiation of a satisfactory contract, shall attempt to have the procedure changed to conform to ethical practices, but if not successful he shall withdraw from consideration for the proposed work. These principles shall be applied by the Engineer in obtaining the services of other professionals.

11(c). (Part 1)

[See Codes R26:48., R26:51. ]

Code is relevant when:

Engineer submits an engineering proposal

Code is violated when:

Engineer submits proposal on the basis of competitive bidding

Code is not violated when:

Engineer does not submit proposal on the basis of competitive bidding

11(c). (Part 2)

[See Code R26:50. (Part 2), R26:50. (Part 3) ]

Code is relevant when:

Engineer is requested to submit a fee proposal or bid prior to the selection of an engineer or firm

Code is violated when:

Engineer does not attempt to have the procedure changed to conform with ethical practices
OR
After unsuccessfully changing the procedure, Engineer does not withdraw from consideration for work.

Code is not violated when:

Engineer attempts to have the procedure changed to conform with ethical practices
AND
After unsuccessfully changing the procedure, Engineer withdraws from consideration for work.