Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
appalto su specifica di massima
English translation:
a contract based on an outline specification
Added to glossary by
Paul O'Brien
Nov 15, 2009 15:33
14 yrs ago
Italian term
Argentina
Legal and environment specialist, PhD
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English
appalto su specifica di massima
Italian to English
Bus/Financial
Management
purchasing procedures
"Qualora, per commesse di importo uguale o superiore a € XXX, l’Unità Emittente e l’Unità Richiedente siano oggettivamente in condizione di esprimere un valore di Preventivo d'Ufficio soltanto meramente indicativo (es.: elevato grado di innovazione dell’approvvigionamento, ***appalto su specifica di massima*** etc.) o non trovino accordo sul valore, l’UR esprime nella Richiesta d'Acquisto un importo presunto a titolo indicativo in via autonoma e l’UE dà immediato avvio alle procedure d’acquisto".
TIA
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | a contract based on an outline specification |
Tom in London
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| 3 +2 | tender against preliminary specification |
Being Earnest
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| 4 | tender upon preliminary specification |
Vincenzo Di Maso
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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64
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a contract based on an outline specification
note: an "appalto" is not a tender. A tender bid competition is a "gara d'appalto" and a bid is "una offerta".
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-15 17:33:41 GMT)
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and "di massima" means "outline". Not "preliminary" which has a slightly different meaning.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-15 17:33:41 GMT)
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and "di massima" means "outline". Not "preliminary" which has a slightly different meaning.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
5 mins
tender against preliminary specification
I think this is what they are trying to say
Peer comment(s):
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James (Jim) Davis
: Yes "di massima" in the sense of in general, not a maximum amount.
46 mins
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thanks - going back to my forum issue on literal translation; Massimo?s specification comes to mind
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| agree |
Peter Cox
12 hrs
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Thanks
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54 mins
Vincenzo Di Maso
Portugal
Portugal
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Portugal
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tender upon preliminary specification
I was going to post something similar :)
Anyway I prefer "upon" in this context
Anyway I prefer "upon" in this context
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