Professional Standards and Ethics Flashcards
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During contract management, the private partner offers the public contract manager a job. What should the contract manager do?
Answer: Disclose the offer and step back from decisions involving that partner
A job offer from the counterparty creates a conflict that must be disclosed, with the official removed from related decisions.
A private partner underreports performance failures to avoid deductions under the payment mechanism. Which ethical principle is being violated?
Answer: Honesty and integrity in reporting
Accurate, truthful performance reporting is fundamental to integrity and to the proper operation of the payment mechanism.
Which approach best supports meaningful stakeholder engagement for a PPP that affects local communities?
Answer: Early, inclusive consultation with accessible information and responses to feedback
Good practice involves early, inclusive, two-way engagement that shapes the project and builds legitimacy.
An authority considers renegotiating a PPP contract shortly after award to give the winner significantly better terms. What is the main integrity concern?
Answer: It may undermine the competitive process, since other bidders competed on the original terms
Material post-award renegotiation can effectively reverse the competition result and signal opportunistic bidding.
What is the purpose of requiring bidders to sign a certificate of independent bid determination or non-collusion declaration?
Answer: To affirm the bid was prepared without collusion with other bidders
Non-collusion declarations formally commit bidders to independent bid preparation and support enforcement if collusion is found.
An evaluator accidentally receives confidential pricing from one bidder before the official price envelope opening. What should they do?
Answer: Report the incident to the evaluation chair or probity advisor immediately
Premature disclosure must be reported so the authority can protect the integrity of the process and take corrective steps.
Which statement best describes the public interest duty of PPP professionals working for government?
Answer: Decisions should serve citizens' long-term interests, not personal or partisan gain
Public-sector PPP professionals act as stewards of public resources and must put the public interest ahead of personal or political interests.