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Bidding a 12 million dollar water system plant

01:25 Jun 5, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents / Competitive Bidding
English term or phrase: Bidding a 12 million dollar water system plant
The question is in terms of the active participle "bidding". Does it mean that a bid is being tendered or that invitations for bids are being made for the water treatment plant?

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Anthony T. Rivas


Summary of answers provided
5 +4La licitación de una planta del sistema de agua...
Henry Hinds
5licitación de una planta de tratamiento de agua de 12 millones de dólares
Mariflor Salas
4bidding...
Thierry LOTTE
4licitando una planta de tratamiento/procesamiento de agua de 12 millones de dólares
julitravel


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bidding...


Explanation:
When you say "Bidding" it means that yu have to submit in that price range and following the bidding requests.

"Tendering", means that eveything is "open" : the cheapest will win it.

Thierry LOTTE
Local time: 09:18
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 172
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
La licitación de una planta del sistema de agua...


Explanation:
...(potable) de 12 mmd (miilones de dólares).

Potable agrego si es potibilizadora, en español jamás faltaría.

o "planta potibilizadora"

Y de no ser así, la otra posibilidad sería "tratadora de aguas servidas o residuales".

Tu pregunta es "bidding", "licitación" cubre todos los casos como pones la frase, pero podrá cambiar según lo que venga antes.


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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 01:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 16449
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Andreani
2 mins
  -> Gracias, ClauNoe.
agree  Valeria Bratina
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Valeria.
agree  Сергей Лузан: Por supuesto.
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Serguei... (buenos días, además, ya me voy a acostar).
disagree  Mabel Garzón: no se entiende qué clase de planta
5 hrs
  -> Claro, y por eso ofrezco las opciones porque ese detalle no viene señalado.
agree  LoreAC (X)
7 hrs
  -> Gracias, Lore.
agree  Adriana Barrós Tomé: Sí, licitación cubre las dos posibilidades.
12 hrs
  -> Gracias, Sergei.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
licitación de una planta de tratamiento de agua de 12 millones de dólares


Explanation:
no se especifica si el agua es potable o qué... (pueden ser aguas negras)

Mariflor Salas
Venezuela
Local time: 03:18
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PRO pts in pair: 16
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
licitando una planta de tratamiento/procesamiento de agua de 12 millones de dólares


Explanation:
tender (also esp USA bid)- a formal offer to supply goods or carry out work at a stated price, e.g. put work out to tender (i.e. to ask for such offers)put in / make / submit a tender for something.

julitravel
Local time: 04:18
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