Engineering files cannot be "close enough": one unit, one standard number or one variation order clause can affect a bid or a settlement. Etrans translates tenders, specifications, drawing notes and handover files for design, contracting, supervision and general contracting teams.
Tender documents and specifications from AECOM, Vinci, Skanska, Arup and Bouygues are built from clause numbers, referenced standards and units of measurement. A translation is valuable when it can be compared and cited clause by clause, not when it reads elegantly.
Bids also have immovable deadlines. Prequalification files, technical and commercial volumes, and drawings often arrive together, and one missing piece means the submission is late. We split the set by document list, keep one numbering system under the project manager, and deliver prequalification and technical volumes first.
Note: Etrans regularly handles document translation projects involving the international brands named above and is familiar with their terminology and layout conventions. Brand names describe document types and project context; they do not imply endorsement or authorisation by the brand owner.
Conditions of contract and specifications are cited clause by clause; the translation keeps numbering and hierarchy so legal and engineering teams can compare directly.
ASTM, EN, GB and ISO identifiers and versions stay as printed; acceptance by the project is for the client technical team to confirm.
Addenda, clarifications and variation orders revise the same passage repeatedly; we manage by version and attach a change comparison at delivery.
Two representative assignments from completed work in this field, with the scale, language direction and deliverables involved, so you can compare them with your own files.
Prequalification, technical and commercial volumes, specifications and drawing notes delivered against the tender list, three days before the deadline.
As-built notes, acceptance records, variation orders and payment certificates must map to the contract numbering system.
Note: These are representative assignments drawn from completed work. Volumes, language directions and turnaround are given at project level; some file details and contact information are withheld under confidentiality undertakings.
A short sample of terms that often need a fixed rendering in this field. Project glossaries are agreed with the client before bulk translation.
| Source term | Common Chinese rendering |
|---|---|
| bill of quantities | 工程量清单 |
| variation order | 变更令 |
| substantial completion | 实质竣工 |
| retention money | 质保金 |
| method statement | 施工方案 |
| as-built drawing | 竣工图 |
Send the source files, target languages, intended use and deadline. Screenshots or reference materials help where context is thin.
A clear price and turnaround within 30 minutes. Core terms and proper nouns are agreed before bulk translation begins.
A subject-matter linguist translates, an editor checks terminology, and a final reviewer checks figures, tags and formatting.
Files are delivered in the required format and layout, with a glossary and free revisions until the agreed quality is met.
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