15:41 Nov 12 

If you decide to enter it into the glossary, you could either use "primary guarantor" or "overall responsible party", I think either one would work, or just leave it out. Its your call...

13:10 Nov 12 

Tough one this. Not sure which one to add to the glossary, and I do think it merits adding. Many thanks to all for your thought.

16:40 Nov 11 

Strictly speaking, "répondant" is guarantor, which does imply the personal repsonsible for something or someone, so I agree with polyglot. I think if it said "répondeur" or "répondeuse" then responder would be correct.

14:59 Nov 11 

and I fear guarantor may be going too far

14:07 Nov 11 

Yes, post it and I will agree.

14:04 Nov 11 

What are the deliverables? Passenger transport services, though I suppose it could be defined in many ways (successful execution of a variety of tasks, etc).

Ultimately I went with Daniel's suggestion. Daniel, if you want to make an entry including your translation I will enter it into the glossary.

I think the problem was that "First responder" just does not work in this context. I think that even in French it is associated more generally with emergency resonse services, and it's meaning has been extended. But not in English.

Really, "guarantor" means the same thing in this context, but works, and sounds great!

Thanks for all your help!

12:39 Nov 11 

I didn't know who they were but the principle remains the same - XXX is the main contractor answerable to the principals - i.e. those Canadian authorities

12:20 Nov 11 

What you say makes sense. However, given that MTQ is the Quebec transport ministry and AMT is the agency that operates commuter trains in Montreal, they would have to be the parties receiving the deliverables in this case

08:45 Nov 11 

responsibility for the deliverables - the intervenants then being the other parties - often sub-contractors - answerable to this party i.e. to the main contractor

06:46 Nov 11 

That's how I would understand it to.

05:08 Nov 11 

None of the usual meanings of "répondant" really seems to make sense in context. Can you give us a bit more background, Howard? What are the deliverables they're talking about, and who is delivering them?

00:11 Nov 11 

Hmm. Thanks for your thoughts. It's a great help.

23:20 Nov 10 

One defintion of "répondant" is "guarantor" The term "intervenant" can have many meanings, in this case I think it stands for "stakeholder". I could be off base, but I think it's referring to the primary guarantor of deliverables or something like that. The stakeholders or MTQ, AMT...etc...You should probably split this up into two questions, one for "répondant" and the other for "intervenant"