Case Study Analysis: Government Firefighter Training CenterIn this case, a large engineering consultancy firm was engaged by the government to carry out civil engineering works for the installation of equipment which would be used later. to train firefighters. Before work began on site, Donald J. Giffels, president of the consulting firm, quickly realized through careful observation that there was significant ambiguity in how critical security systems should be designed. In this situation, what are the ethical issues that the consulting firm faces in accepting such a contract from the government? What is the optimal strategy to respond to what Donald J. Giffels has identified as an unacceptable security lapse? These two important issues are discussed in more detail with a conclusion on the remarkable facts surrounding this case. The training center for which Giffels was contracted to carry out civil engineering work had recently switched from using jet fuel to liquid propane to avoid soil contamination. Although a solution to environmental problems, it created new problems that Giffels found unresolved due to the lack of design analysis for security systems. Even though his company was only required to carry out civil works, Giffels concluded that this was an unacceptable problem. risk to firefighters who would use the facility with unresolved issues, so he began contacting other companies with experience handling similar contract projects, as part of the due diligence to ensure that They could improve security. The training center met the minimum requirements of the law, but Giffels felt he was shirking his company's responsibility to the public by not calling...... middle of paper ..... .his company anticipated the significant likelihood of harm to firefighters using the training center and acted to communicate the discovered risks to the government agency that awarded them the contract. Communication was key in persuading the government to address safety concerns, as the site met the requirements established by law, thereby reducing the perception of risk, and the design choice of replacing jet fuel with liquid propane created the unintended consequence of increased risk that might otherwise have gone unnoticed without the actions of consultancy Giffels. Giffels' strategy of persisting in refusing to finalize the contract and emphasizing the significant risk discovered by his firm proved effective in dealing with a client who appeared at first glance to have adopted a minimalist approach by respecting the minimum requirements of the contract. law..