societa' subappaltante vs impresa subappaltatrice

English translation: subcontracting company vs. subcontracted company

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Italian term or phrase:	societa' subappaltante vs impresa subappaltatrice
English translation:	subcontracting company vs. subcontracted company
Entered by:	Tom in London

11:48 Sep 1, 2008

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Italian term or phrase: societa' subappaltante vs impresa subappaltatrice

Hi,

This is from the start of a contract for technical consultancy services ("ACCORDO QUADRO DI CONSULENZA TECNICA") where the two contracting parties are:

"La Società Subappaltante XXXX S.p.A. con sede in ... di seguito per comodità denominata "SOCIETA"."

and

"L'IMPRESA Subappaltatrice YYYY con sede legale a ... di seguito per comodità denominata "IMPRESA"."

My main problem is that, as far as I can work out, "societa' subappaltante" and "impresa subappaltatrice" both mean "contracting company"/"contractor", don't they? Normally it would be "committente" vs "subappaltante".

Also, their shortened versions ("societa'" and "impresa") both translate as "company", which is another problem.

I hope I'm not missing something glaringly obvious here! Can anyone help?

Further info. on the contracted service in question:

"Avente per oggetto: CONSULENZA SPECIALIZZATA PER ATTIVITA' DI ISPEZIONE E COLLAUDI IN RELAZIONE ALLA PRODUZIONE, MONTAGGIO E COLLAUDO DI MATERIALE DI TUBI, RACCORDERIA, MATERIALE MECCANICO ED ELETTROSTRUMENTALE."

Nina Cunningham KudoZ activity Questions: 42 (none open) Answers: 1 Italy
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subcontracting company and subcontracted company

Explanation:
this is very straightforward. The first company is the one hiring the second company.

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Note added at 43 mins (2008-09-01 12:32:24 GMT)
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by the way this has nothing to do with the general contractor !!!!

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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:46

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Thanks again - your answer certainly fits the bill!
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subcontractor

Sigrid Pichler

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subcontracting company and subcontracted company

Tom in London

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societa\' subappaltante vs impresa subappaltatrice subcontractor

Explanation:
impresa subappaltatrice=subcontractor
società subappaltante= general or prime contractor

Sigrid Pichler
Italy
Local time: 17:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German

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Asker: Thanks, that makes sense.

43 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

subcontracting company and subcontracted company

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:46
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 301

Grading comment

Thanks again - your answer certainly fits the bill!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Great, thanks very much ( :

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