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English term

Hard bid

English to French Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
Bonjour,

voici une définition du terme :

Hard bid is a term used in commercial construction whereby a project owner hires an architect whose work is to design the desired building. The approved design is then advertised to the public through newspapers, magazines, or television with the aim of drawing interested contractors.

Je voudrais savoir s'il en existe une traduction officielle.


Merci d'avance !
Proposed translations (French)
4 appel d'offres

Discussion

Cyril Tollari Dec 20, 2019:
Disagree
Hugo Paradis (asker) Dec 20, 2019:
I agree on this, it seems that the concept of hard bidding doesn't have any counterpart in the French construction industry.
Cyril Tollari Dec 13, 2019:
Appel d'offres
B D Finch Dec 13, 2019:
Hard bid Just thought I'd mention that this is a specifically EN-US term. In EN-UK, one says that the Owner "puts the works out to tender", not that they "bid the work out".

You have omitted the main point of the definition of a "hard bid", which is that "[t]he lowest bidder wins regardless of qualifications". That sounds to me like an extremely risky way of letting a contract.

Proposed translations

1 day 23 hrs

appel d'offres

hard bid (method)
appel d'offres (avec mise en concurrence)

A hard bid is also known as a competitive bid.

Hard bidding vs negotiated bidding (marché négocié)
https://books.google.fr/books?id=o0p1CAAAQBAJ&pg=PT11&lpg=PT...

APPEL D'OFFRES - n.m. :
[Eco.] Procédure de passation d'un marché par avis d'appel à la concurrence, avec sélection du soumissionnaire le mieux-disant, i.e. selon différents critères (qualité, prix, garanties financières, disponibilité, etc.).
https://www.editions-eyrolles.com/Dico-BTP/definition.html?i...

MARCHE - négocié - n.m. :
[Eco.] Marché passé à la suite d'une procédure de consultation sans formalités, le maître de l'ouvrage attribuant librement le marché au candidat retenu.
https://www.editions-eyrolles.com/Dico-BTP/definition.html?i...
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Reference comments

1 day 7 hrs
Reference:

contrat de louage d’ouvrage

L’architecte signe avec vous un contrat de louage d’ouvrage. - https://www.architectes.org/vous-votre-maison-et-l-architect...
Hard Bid: See Design-Bid-Build - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-french/...
Design-Bid-Build: The traditional project delivery method in the construction industry in
which the owner contracts with separate entities for the design and construction of a
project. - the same link
Peer comments on this reference comment:

disagree B D Finch : That fails to translate the defining feature of a "hard bid", see my Discussion comment.
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