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à niveau

English translation: at grade

16:49 Apr 5, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Construction / Civil Engineering / Contract for subcontracted services (I think)
French term or phrase: à niveau
A series of contract conditions, among the others being provision of water, electricity, secure storage, sanitary facilities....
- le cocontractant déchargera sur le chantier et à niveau le matériel dont il confie l’installation à XYZ Corp, et cela dans un rayon de 30 mètres du lieu de destination ;

Is this on the level?
Richard Benham
France
Local time: 16:48
English translation:at grade
Explanation:
Assuming, that is, that this is for pipelines. Supplier is to place lengths of pipe at grade (not at a substantively higher or lower level than the final resting place of the pipe) and within 30 m of said place.

Of course for a linear project like a pipeline, "à niveau" COULD also refer to longitudinal positioning (similarly to "au droit de"), though that would normally be covered by the 30 m rule.
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Bourth (X)
Local time: 16:48
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This could well be it. In the end, I put in some crap and asked the agent to check with the client. Sending the job off, I noticed again something I had forgotten to mention: the file name was in Dutch. So this could well be a NL>FR that I was working with. Thanks anyway.
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3at grade
Bourth (X)
1to the desired level/height/floor (e.g. with a lift of some sort?)
Jonathan MacKerron


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to the desired level/height/floor (e.g. with a lift of some sort?)


Explanation:
my guess

Jonathan MacKerron
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at grade


Explanation:
Assuming, that is, that this is for pipelines. Supplier is to place lengths of pipe at grade (not at a substantively higher or lower level than the final resting place of the pipe) and within 30 m of said place.

Of course for a linear project like a pipeline, "à niveau" COULD also refer to longitudinal positioning (similarly to "au droit de"), though that would normally be covered by the 30 m rule.

Bourth (X)
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This could well be it. In the end, I put in some crap and asked the agent to check with the client. Sending the job off, I noticed again something I had forgotten to mention: the file name was in Dutch. So this could well be a NL>FR that I was working with. Thanks anyway.
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