armados y metrados

13:54 Apr 22, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Licitación Pública
Spanish term or phrase: armados y metrados
Please help.
No idea what armados means or how to translate it. I've been translating metrados as estimates.
Context: El día 29 de septiembre del 2006 y a través de un documento interno, el Contratista remitió un primer expediente, que incluyó la memoria descriptiva general, memoria de cálculo, especificaciones técnicas del suministro, especificaciones técnicas de "armados" y metrados de esta sección de la obra
peggycornejo
Local time: 07:02


Summary of answers provided
5 +1arranging and measuring
Carol Hart
3take-off and estimates
Nelida Kreer
3reenforcement and metrics
jude dabo


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
arranging and measuring


Explanation:
this is a term for accounting or final evaluation of a project

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-04-22 14:06:53 GMT)
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especificaciones técnicas de "armados" y metrados de esta sección de la obra
The translation would run something like this:
technical specifications for arranging and measuring this segment of works

Carol Hart
United States
Local time: 07:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Egmont
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take-off and estimates


Explanation:
A mere suggestion.

For armados and metrados as "estimates", [you would therefore be correct, Peggy], you may want to check the thread at http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=107599



Nelida Kreer
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reenforcement and metrics


Explanation:
expansion work specifications

jude dabo
Local time: 13:02
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