seleção de edital

English translation: call for bids

14:53 Aug 11, 2012

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / cultural project sponsored by the government

Portuguese term or phrase: seleção de edital

The text is about a person who was awarded a cultural project sponsored by the government:
"Atualmente estou trabalhando na criação de uma revista, patrocinada pela Secretaria de Cultura do Estado (SECULT), por meio de seleção de edital..."

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Barbi_sz KudoZ activity Questions: 181 (2 open) (7 without valid answers) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 20:41

English translation:call for bids

Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_for_bids

I believe the PT words "por meio de seleção" become redundant when translating and using my suggestion.....call for bids is automatically understood that it refers to a selection process of finding the best, cost effective contractor for the job in question.

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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 19:41

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Thank you all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

call for bids

Gilmar Fernandes

on a competitive basis

ViBe

3 -1

competitive award

T o b i a s

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20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

call for bids

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 19:41
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English
PRO pts in category: 67

Grading comment

Thank you all!

46 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

competitive award

Explanation:
I read it as there are funds up for grabs, and the best applicants get the awards.

Compare with:

“This grant is great news for the North Tryon Street Corridor and its residents,” said Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx. “Strong neighborhoods are critical to a strong local economy, and I’m thankful for all the hard work done by the City, Arts & Science Council and McColl Center for Visual Art to secure this competitive award for our community.”

The NEA received 317 applications for Our Town that were assigned to one of three application review panels based on their project type; arts engagement, cultural planning and design, or non-metro and tribal communities. With only 80 grants emerging from the 317 applications, or a success rate of 25 percent, competition was strong, a testament to the artistic excellence and merit of the North Tryon Street Corridor project.
http://www.artsandscience.org/news-a-media/251-asc-city-of-c...

T o b i a s
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

7 hrs confidence:

on a competitive basis

Explanation:
Or: by tender / on the basis of competitive bidding.
All the other options suggested by my honorable colleagues are equally valid.

ViBe
Local time: 01:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

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