Aug 2, 2002 20:26
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term

medie relacion de dependencia

Spanish to English Law/Patents
El contratista es el responsable del diseno, suministro, pruebas, instalacion y construccion de la Obra senaladas en esta especificaciones, previa autorizacion del Ente Contratante, sin que medie relacion de dependencia con el Ente Licitante.

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notwithstanding any relationship of dependence with the Bidder

Spanish requries a verb for this phrase, English does not. literally, "without the relationship of dependence with the Bidder having any bearing [on the matter].
Peer comment(s):

disagree Paul Slocomb : The Spanish establishes that there IS no relationship, not that something applies notwithstanding a relationship. And the Ente Licitante is not the bidder.
25 mins
no it says any relationship does not count, no midie, DOES NOT COUNT, so nothwithstanding any
disagree Jennifer Callahan : I agree with Paul here. Sin que medie here means that no relationship exists.
23 hrs
agree MikeGarcia : Your explanation sotrs out, very clearly in my opinion, why tehre are differences in the spanish version as opposed to the english version.ob
2 days 20 hrs
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11 mins

autonomously, independently from....

or, The contractor is responsible...., independently from the company that won the contract (tender).
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Luisa Duarte
9 mins
Gracias, María Luisa
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Please read below

The contractor is responsible for the design, supply, testing, installation and construction of the Work stated in these specifications, with the prior authorization of the Contracting Agency, with no relationship regarding the Bidding Agency.

In other words, the Bidding Agency does not intervene in this process.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jennifer Callahan
22 hrs
Thank you, Jennifer.
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[without there] being any relationship of dependency [with]

Evidently there are three entities involved here. The contratista does the work, having been authorized to do so by the Ente Contratante, but the contratista has no relationship of dependency with the Ente Licitante.

Presumably the Ente Licitante lets the bid, the Ente Contratante enters into a contract with the Ente Licitante, and the contratista is hired by the Ente Contratante to do the work. The point of the language here is that the contratista owes nothing to the Ente Licitante. Its realationship is solely with the Ente Contratante. If it doesn't perform, the Ente Licitante's recourse is against the Ente Contratante, which in turn has an action against the contratista.
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