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LOWEST BID [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Government Contracts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lowest bid
1, record 1, English, lowest%20bid
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lowest tender 2, record 1, English, lowest%20tender
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For "lowest tender": tender: an offer made in writing by one party to another to execute certain work, supply certain commodities, etc., at a given cost. 3, record 1, English, - lowest%20bid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Marchés publics
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- soumission la plus basse
1, record 1, French, soumission%20la%20plus%20basse
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- offre la plus basse 2, record 1, French, offre%20la%20plus%20basse
feminine noun, Canada
- offre la moins-disante 3, record 1, French, offre%20la%20moins%2Ddisante
correct, feminine noun
- offre la moins disante 4, record 1, French, offre%20la%20moins%20disante
correct, feminine noun
- offre du moins-disant 5, record 1, French, offre%20du%20moins%2Ddisant
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en règle générale, il est procédé à un examen détaillé de l'offre la moins-disante, afin de s'assurer que son auteur n'a commis aucune erreur d'interprétation ou sous-estimation des conditions d'exécution, ni aucune erreur matérielle. 6, record 1, French, - soumission%20la%20plus%20basse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
«C'est en fait tout le problème de la concurrence qui est posé. Nous nous interrogeons : le niveau de concurrence acceptable est-il de dire que l'offre la moins disante doit toujours l'emporter? En ce qui nous concerne, nous pensons qu'une offre anormalement basse peut avoir, au bout du compte, des effets sociaux, et donc un coût global, beaucoup plus lourd que prévu». 7, record 1, French, - soumission%20la%20plus%20basse
Record 1, Key term(s)
- soumission la moins disante
- soumission la moins-disante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contratos gubernamentales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- oferta más ventajosa
1, record 1, Spanish, oferta%20m%C3%A1s%20ventajosa
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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