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réfection des travaux

English translation: remedying the work concerned


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French term or phrase:réfection des travaux
English translation:remedying the work concerned
Entered by: Honorata
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07:22 Feb 8, 2012
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French term or phrase: réfection des travaux
Could you help with the translating of the word "réfection" in this context? I wonder whether "the repair" of the respective works is OK

2. La valeur des revendications appuyées sur l’article xxx du Code civil est limitée au moindre des suivants: (1) les frais supportés par la partie appauvrie ou (2) la valeur du bénéfice obtenu par la partie enrichie. Néanmoins, contrairement à la constatation de la Décision arbitrale, nous sommes d’avis qu’on peut argumenter que la valeur du bénéfice ne doit pas être établie par une simple comparaison de la valeur de l’école avant et après la modernisation. A notre avis, il serait mieux d’établir la valeur du bénéfice comme la valeur de réfection des travaux respectifs, c’est-à-dire, les frais à supporter par la Municipalité dans le but d’exécuter les mêmes travaux
Honorata
Poland
Local time: 09:30
remedying the work concerned
Explanation:
There seems to be a complaint about works done.
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 09:30
Grading comment
thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3repeating the work
JaneD
3 +3remedying the work concerned
Parrot
4remediation of the workcc in nyc
4cost of repeating/redoing the work
Karen Vincent-Jones
3alterations to the (respective) work
Timothy Rake


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
alterations to the (respective) work


Explanation:
..I think "réfection" can mean "alteration" as well as "repairs." In this context, "the value of alterations to work" seems more appropriate to me.

Timothy Rake
Local time: 00:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
repeating the work


Explanation:
They are saying that the added value cannot be established by comparing the value of the school before and after the modernisation work, but that a better way to establish it would be to use the cost of the Municipality carrying out the same work itself.

JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 09:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karen Vincent-Jones: Sorry, I didn't notice that you had already suggested this!
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Karen - not to worry, I do it myself often enough!

agree  B D Finch
4 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  Agnes Grand Fay
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Agnes
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
remedying the work concerned


Explanation:
There seems to be a complaint about works done.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 09:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenny Forbes
13 mins

agree  Sheila Wilson
37 mins

agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
42 mins

agree  AllegroTrans
49 mins

disagree  B D Finch: Should really be remedying the defects in the works.// I've just re-read the question and realised that it is not about defects remedial work.
1 hr
  -> true!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cost of repeating/redoing the work


Explanation:
I think it means that the value should be set at what it would have cost the municipality to carry out the same work. In any case it seems like a potential or hypothetical amount, ie were the work to be carried out by the municipality.

Karen Vincent-Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 9
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
remediation of the work


Explanation:
IMO

More recently, in 2008, the Building Regulations were amended following a public consultation, as local authorities had maintained that the 6 month period did not allow prosecutions to be brought where a breach of the regulations only came to light after completion of the building work or where remediation of the work had been promised but not carried out.
http://www.cfoi.org.uk/fois77offence290110.html

The CSLB expert report issued prior to binding arbitration found after inspection of the residence that contractor should be required to pay approximately $30,000 for the cost of completion and remediation of the work.
http://www.robertcooperlaw.com/recentresults.html

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Note added at 22 hrs (2012-02-09 06:17:21 GMT)
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One more reference:

remediation – noun – the correction of something bad or defective.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/remediation

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Note added at 22 hrs (2012-02-09 06:17:50 GMT)
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