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 concrete for the second-floor deck slab and sent to an independent testing laboratory. Two of the samples met the contract specifications regarding strength, and one did not. Consequently, the contractor’s project engineer decided to provide the project owner only the test results for the two samples that met the contact requirements.

• Were the actions of the project engineer ethical?

• How would you have handled the situation?