Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
está en proceso de licitación
English translation:
is under/has been put out to tender
Added to glossary by
Lydianette Soza
Jul 30, 2017 00:54
6 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Belize
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
está en proceso de licitación
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering: Industrial
Water supply systems
Source text:
Las obras de construcción de 1 unidad sanitaria* separada por sexo y diseñada para personas con movilidad limitada, con un lugar para lavado de manos y punto para tomar agua, en la escuela de la comunidad Lozanos, acompañada por la Organización, está en proceso de licitación.
*: En este caso, unidad sanitaria no se refiere a más que un servicio sanitario equipado con un lavamanos.
Traducción:
The construction of [two] sanitary units separated by sex, and designed for people with limited mobility [disability?], which include hand-washing stations and a water drinking points to be built in schools located in Lozanos community, served by the Organization, are being bid.
Las obras de construcción de 1 unidad sanitaria* separada por sexo y diseñada para personas con movilidad limitada, con un lugar para lavado de manos y punto para tomar agua, en la escuela de la comunidad Lozanos, acompañada por la Organización, está en proceso de licitación.
*: En este caso, unidad sanitaria no se refiere a más que un servicio sanitario equipado con un lavamanos.
Traducción:
The construction of [two] sanitary units separated by sex, and designed for people with limited mobility [disability?], which include hand-washing stations and a water drinking points to be built in schools located in Lozanos community, served by the Organization, are being bid.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | is under/has been put out to tender |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | is at the bidding stage / under a bidding process |
Ana Vozone
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Change log
Jul 30, 2017 08:11: Pablo Cruz changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
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3 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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is under/has been put out to tender
The construction of 1/one sanitary unit separated by sex, and designed for people with limited mobility [disabilities], which includes hand-washing stations and water drinking points to be built in schools located in the Lozanos community, served by the Organization, is being put out to tender.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:24:18 GMT)
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basically they're looking for bids on this and will select the best offer
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:27:57 GMT)
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"served by the Organization" sounds a little strange, so I would suggest "supported by the Organzation"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:29:19 GMT)
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modified a few things in your suggested translation and hope it helps :)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:32:27 GMT)
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you could also say "backed by the Organization"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:34:47 GMT)
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"licitación" = "tender" in a commercial context
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:36:53 GMT)
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and standard phrasing is "put out to tender"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:38:42 GMT)
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you could also say "is currently out to tender"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:39:09 GMT)
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suena bien
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:24:18 GMT)
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basically they're looking for bids on this and will select the best offer
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:27:57 GMT)
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"served by the Organization" sounds a little strange, so I would suggest "supported by the Organzation"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:29:19 GMT)
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modified a few things in your suggested translation and hope it helps :)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:32:27 GMT)
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you could also say "backed by the Organization"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:34:47 GMT)
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"licitación" = "tender" in a commercial context
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:36:53 GMT)
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and standard phrasing is "put out to tender"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:38:42 GMT)
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you could also say "is currently out to tender"
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-30 04:39:09 GMT)
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suena bien
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
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thanks Neil
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philgoddard
: You should put this at the beginning of the sentence rather than keeping the reader guessing until the end. Something like "a tendering process has begun for..." .
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thanks Phil and good suggestion
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franglish
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thanks franglish
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Phoenix III
: Agree with pholgddard and further add that the sentence should be split. Paragraph long sentences are the norm in Spanish but not in English.
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thanks Phoenix and good suggestion too
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Ana Vozone
Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
is at the bidding stage / under a bidding process
Example sentence:
The remainder is under a bidding process carried out by EU.
Currently a THB1 billion baht upgrade for the island airport is under a bidding process and first-phase work is expected to commence within thi
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