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BUILDING FIRM [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
CONT

When an organization decides to erect a skyscraper, it ... signs a contract with a building firm. The company awards the contract after many building companies have submitted bids showing the price they will charge ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
CONT

Les entreprises du bâtiment, réalisant comme activité secondaire, des opérations de promotion immobilière, (...) sont regroupées au sein du Groupement national des Entrepreneurs-Constructeurs immobiliers (GNECI). Créé en 1962, ce syndicat est rattaché à la Fédération nationale du Bâtiment (FNB) et comprend des sociétés dont certaines ont adhéré également à la Fédération nationale des Promoteurs-Constructeurs (FNPC).

Spanish

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