grunnentreprise
English translation: groundworks contract
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| 22:59 Feb 3, 2016 |
| Norwegian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / basic | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: jeffrey engberg Norway Local time: 08:32 | ||||||
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| 4 | civil works contract |
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8 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1groundworks contract Explanation: construction contract to carry out the groundworks, earthworks, excavation laying access roads etc. (and even piping/cabling??). Literally "ground contract"- Example sentence(s):
https://books.google.no/books?id=TngdUV22or0C&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=%22groundworks+contract%22&source=bl&ots=jQxJh83LI_&sig=uryJ9OQHpHitqcHuaT Reference: http://www.jernbaneverket.no/Nyheter/Nyhetsarkiv/2007/Stor-g... |
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1 day 9 hrs confidence:
civil works contract Explanation: I'm not saying Jeffrey's suggestion is incorrect (I haven't come across it before), just this is the term I have always used for grunnentreprise. Or often just simply civils contract. |
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