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WEATHER CONTINGENCIES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Economic Planning
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contingency allowance
1, record 1, English, contingency%20allowance
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An amount included in a project account to allow for adverse conditions that will add to business costs. Physical contingencies allow for physical events such as adverse weather during construction; they are included in both the financial and the economic analysis. Price contingencies allow for general inflation; in project analysis they are omitted from both the financial and the economic analysis when the analysis is done in constant prices. 2, record 1, English, - contingency%20allowance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term(s) officialized by the Department of National Defence 3, record 1, English, - contingency%20allowance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Planification économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fonds pour éventualités
1, record 1, French, fonds%20pour%20%C3%A9ventualit%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sommes comprises dans l'estimation du coût d'un projet, destinées à couvrir les frais entraînés par de légères erreurs d'évaluation, l'échelle mobile, le taux de change, des modifications peu importantes apportées à la conception, etc. 2, record 1, French, - fonds%20pour%20%C3%A9ventualit%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Planificación económica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asignación para imprevistos
1, record 1, Spanish, asignaci%C3%B3n%20para%20imprevistos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- reserva para imprevistos 1, record 1, Spanish, reserva%20para%20imprevistos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Monto incluido en la cuenta de un proyecto, a fin de tener en consideración condiciones adversas que aumentarán los costos básicos. En los imprevistos físicos se tienen en cuenta acontecimientos físicos como el tiempo desfavorable durante la construcción, y se incluyen en los análisis financiero y económico. En las asignaciones para alzas de precios se tiene en cuenta la inflación general. En el análisis de proyectos se omiten los análisis financiero y económico cuando el análisis se efectúa en precios constantes. 1, record 1, Spanish, - asignaci%C3%B3n%20para%20imprevistos
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