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Contractant Général

English translation: primary contractor

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French term or phrase:Contractant Général
English translation:primary contractor
Entered by: Vanessa Lindsey

14:14 Jul 14, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering
French term or phrase: Contractant Général
Contract between Contractant Général and le maître de l'ouvrage for a construction service.

e.g.
"Par le présent contrat de construction, la personne ci-après nommé le Contractant Général s'engage à faire réaliser et fournir pour le compte du client dont le nom figure ci-dessous et appelé ci-après le maître de l'ouvrage, la construction désignée Ci-après."
Vanessa Lindsey
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:32
primary contractor
Explanation:
primary contractor
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Terry Gwenn
United States
Local time: 08:32
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3general contractor
Hervé du Verle
5prime contractor, main contractor
Bourth (X)
4primary contractor
Terry Gwenn


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
general contractor


Explanation:
http://www.agc.org/index.ww;jsessionid=aD7lDYkhxJY4

Hervé du Verle
Local time: 11:32
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree  Allan Jeffs
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agree  CarolynB
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
primary contractor


Explanation:
primary contractor

Terry Gwenn
United States
Local time: 08:32
Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
prime contractor, main contractor


Explanation:
are standard terms. I'd avoid "general contractor" which tends to have connotations of "general builder", i.e. the bloke with his van who'll build and fix anything about your house that needs building and fixing.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 17:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4135
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