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ASCE-- Code of Ethics

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I. CODE OF ETHICS: TO PRESERVE THE HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS OF THE CIVIL

ENGINEERING PROFESSION, THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS AND ENFORCES A CODE OF

ETHICS.

1. Applicability: All Society members must subscribe to the Society?s Code ofEthics (the ?Code?). ASCE Constitution, Article II, ? 1; ASCE Rules of Policy ndProcedure, Article III, ? 1.

!. Duty: It is the duty of e"ery Society member to re#ort #rom#tly to theCommittee on Professionl Conduct ny obser"ed "ioltion of the Code. ASCERules of Policy nd Procedure, Article III, ? 1.

II. HISTORY OF THE CODE: THE CODE WAS FIRST ADOPTED IN 1914 AND HAS

BEEN AMENDED NUMEROUS TIMES THEREAFTER.

1. Background: $et%een 1&'' nd 11, the Society?s $ord of *irection %s"ery conser"ti"e nd belie"ed tht ethics %s mtter of n en+ineer?s#ersonl res#onsibility nd honor nd not ##ro#rite for %ritten code. Inres#onse to motion concernin+ #rofessionl conduct in 1&'', the $ordresol"ed ?t-ht it is ine#edient for the Society to instruct its members s totheir duties in #ri"te #rofessionl mtters.? In 11, ho%e"er, s#ecil

committee of the $ord of *irection %s ##ointed to drft Code. /heori+inl Code contined si #rinci#les. It %s ##ro"ed by letter bllot of themembershi# nd %s do#ted on Se#tember !, 11.

!. Original Scope: /he ori+inl Code focused lr+ely u#on reltionshi#s ofen+ineers %ith their clients or %ith other en+ineers, rther thnres#onsibilities to the #ublic.

0. Guidelines to Practice: n A#ril 12311, 141, the $ord of *irectiondo#ted the 5uidelines to Prctice, s n d6unct to the Code.

. Fundamental Principles: /he 7undmentl Princi#les %ere ##ro"ed by theEn+ineers? Council for Professionl *e"elo#ment on Se#tember 02, 140,nd endorsed by the ASCE $ord of *irection on 8y 1131!, 14. A re"ised"ersion %s ##ro"ed by the ASCE $ord of *irection on A#ril 1!31, 1'9.

9. Department of Justice: Periodiclly, the Code hs been the sub6ect of*e#rtment of :ustice ntitrust in"esti+tions.

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A. Competitive Bidding Povision: Prior to 191, t!" Co#" $o%t&i%"# &

'ro(i)io% *!i$! +" it %"t!i$&- /t0o i%(it" or )+it 'ri$"# 'ro'o)&-) %#"r

$o%#itio%) t!&t $o%)titt" 'ri$" $o+'"titio% 2or 'ro2"))io%&- )"r(i$").

i. E%2or$"+"%t3 I% 194, t!" So$i"t5 2o%# 2ort""% +"+"r) 6i-t5 o2

(io-&ti%6 t!" $o+'"titi(" i##i%6 'ro(i)io%.

ii. A%titr)t I%(")ti6&tio%3 I% 191, t!" D"'&rt+"%t o2 7)ti$" &$$)"# t!"

So$i"t5 o2 (io-&ti%6 t!" S!"r+&% A%titr)t A$t.

iii. Co+'-i&%$"3 I% O$to"r 191, t!" So$i"t5 (o-%t&ri-5 r"+o("# t!"

$o+'"titi(" i##i%6 'ro(i)io% 2ro+ t!" Co#". I% 198, t!" So$i"t5 "%t"r"#

i%to & Co%)"%t D"$r"" *it! t!" D"'&rt+"%t o2 7)ti$" &%# &%%ot&t"# t!"

Co#" to %ot" t!&t t!" )+i))io% o2 2"" ot&tio%) *&) %ot %"t!i$&-. T!"

A+"ri$&% I%)titt" o2 Ar$!it"$t) :AIA; "%t"r"# i%to & )i+i-&r #"$r""

*it! r")'"$t to it) St&%#&r#) o2 Et!i$&- Pr&$ti$".

i(. N&tio%&- So$i"t5 o2 Pro2"))io%&- E%6i%""r)3 T!" N&tio%&- So$i"t5 o2

Pro2"))io%&- E%6i%""r) :NSPE; *&) &-)o i%(")ti6&t"# 5 t!" D"'&rt+"%t

o2 7)ti$" 2or & )i+i-&r 'ro(i)io% i% t!"ir Co#" o2 Et!i$). U%-i


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Enforcement !! AS"E "ode of Et#ics

IV. E$FORCE#E$T OF THE CODE: THE BOARD OF DIRECTION OR THE

E>ECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY TA?E DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST ASCE

MEMBERS WHO VIOLATE THE CODE.

1. "omplaints: Chr+es of unethicl conduct my be brou+ht by Societymembers nd non3members. Com#lints re referred to the Society?sCommittee on Professionl Conduct (>CPC>) for in"esti+tion. /o submit com#lint


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ASCE Code of Ethics'

F%nd!ment!" Pincip"es(

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#ti").

1. E%6i%""r) )!&-- r"$o6%i@" t!&t t!" -i("), )&2"t5, !"&-t! &%# *"-2&r" o2 t!" 6"%"r&- '-i$

&r" #"'"%#"%t 'o% "%6i%""ri%6 #6+"%t), #"$i)io%) &%# 'r&$ti$") i%$or'or&t"# i%to)tr$tr"), +&$!i%"), 'ro#$t), 'ro$"))") &%# #"(i$").

8. E%6i%""r) )!&-- &''ro(" or )"&- o%-5 t!o)" #")i6% #o$+"%t), r"(i"*"# or 'r"'&r"# 5

t!"+, *!i$! &r" #"t"r+i%"# to " )&2" 2or '-i$ !"&-t! &%# *"-2&r" i% $o%2or+it5 *it!&$$"'t"# "%6i%""ri%6 )t&%#&r#).

. E%6i%""r) *!o)" 'ro2"))io%&- #6+"%t i) o("rr-"# %#"r $ir$+)t&%$") *!"r" t!"

)&2"t5, !"&-t! &%# *"-2&r" o2 t!" '-i$ &r" "%#&%6"r"#, or t!" 'ri%$i'-") o2 ))t&i%&-"

#"("-o'+"%t i6%or"#, )!&-- i%2or+ t!"ir $-i"%t) or "+'-o5"r) o2 t!" 'o))i-"$o%)""%$").

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"'"ri"%$" or to &%5 )$! '-&% or #o$+"%t %ot r"(i"*"# or 'r"'&r"# %#"r t!"ir

)'"r(i)or5 $o%tro-.

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4. E%6i%""r) i% '-i$ )"r(i$" &) +"+"r), (i)or), or "+'-o5"") o2 & 6o("r%+"%t&- o#5

or #"'&rt+"%t )!&-- %ot '&rti$i'&t" i% $o%)i#"r&tio%) or &$tio%) *it! r")'"$t to )"r(i$")

)o-i$it"# or 'ro(i#"# 5 t!"+ or t!"ir or6&%i@&tio% i% 'ri(&t" or '-i$ "%6i%""ri%6 'r&$ti$".

. E%6i%""r) )!&-- (i)" t!"ir "+'-o5"r) or $-i"%t) *!"%, &) & r")-t o2 t!"ir )t#i"), t!"5 "-i"(" & 'ro"$t *i-- %ot " )$$"))2-.

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-i)ti%6) &r" $o%)i)t"%t i% )i@" &%# $o%t"%t &%# &r" i% & )"$tio% o2 t!" '-i$&tio%

r"6-&r-5 #"(ot"# to )$! 'ro2"))io%&- $&r#).

o Bro$!r") *!i$! 2&$t&--5 #")$ri" "'"ri"%$", 2&$i-iti"), '"r)o%%"- &%# $&'&$it5

to r"%#"r )"r(i$", 'ro(i#i%6 t!"5 &r" %ot +i)-"i%6 *it! r")'"$t to t!" "%6i%""r)

'&rti$i'&tio% i% 'ro"$t) #")$ri"#.

o Di)'-&5 ("rti)i%6 i% r"$o6%i@"# #i6%i2i"# )i%")) &%# 'ro2"))io%&-

'-i$&tio%), 'ro(i#i%6 it i) 2&$t&- &%# i) %ot +i)-"i%6 *it! r")'"$t to t!"

"%6i%""r) "t"%t o2 '&rti$i'&tio% i% 'ro"$t) #")$ri"#.

o A )t&t"+"%t o2 t!" "%6i%""r) %&+") or t!" %&+" o2 t!" 2ir+ &%# )t&t"+"%t o2 t!"

t5'" o2 )"r(i$" 'o)t"# o% 'ro"$t) 2or *!i$! t!"5 r"%#"r )"r(i$").

o Pr"'&r&tio% or &t!ori@&tio% o2 #")$ri'ti(" &rti$-") 2or t!" -&5 or t"$!%i$&- 'r")),

*!i$! &r" 2&$t&- &%# #i6%i2i"#. S$! &rti$-") )!&-- %ot i+'-5 &%5t!i%6 +or" t!&%

#ir"$t '&rti$i'&tio% i% t!" 'ro"$t #")$ri"#.

o P"r+i))io% 5 "%6i%""r) 2or t!"ir %&+") to " )"# i% $o++"r$i&- ("rti)"+"%t),

)$! &) +&5 " '-i)!"# 5 $o%tr&$tor), +&t"ri&- )''-i"r), "t$., o%-5 5 +"&%)o2 & +o#")t, #i6%i2i"# %ot&tio% &$


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4. E%6i%""r) )!o-# " ")'"$i&--5 (i6i-&%t to +&i%t&i% &''ro'ri&t" "t!i$&- "!&(ior *!"r"

'&5+"%t) o2 6r&titi") or ri") &r" i%)tittio%&-i@"# 'r&$ti$").

. E%6i%""r) )!o-# )tri(" 2or tr&%)'&r"%$5 i% t!" 'ro$r"+"%t &%# ""$tio% o2 'ro"$t).Tr&%)'&r"%$5 i%$-#") #i)$-o)r" o2 %&+"), #r"))"), 'r'o)"), &%# 2"") or $o++i))io%)

'&i# 2or &-- &6"%t) 2&$i-it&ti%6 'ro"$t).

. E%6i%""r) )!o-# "%$or&6" t!" )" o2 $"rti2i$&tio%) )'"$i25i%6 @"roto-"r&%$" 2or ri"r5,

2r&#, &%# $orr'tio% i% &-- $o%tr&$t).

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E%6i%""r) )!&-- $o%ti%" t!"ir 'ro2"))io%&- #"("-o'+"%t t!ro6!ot t!"ir $&r""r), &%# )!&--

'ro(i#" o''ort%iti") 2or t!" 'ro2"))io%&- #"("-o'+"%t o2 t!o)" "%6i%""r) %#"r t!"ir)'"r(i)io%.

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