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ADDENDUM No. 2
SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Description of BID 7451: Translation Services
OPENING DATE: 3:00 PM (Our Clock) December 10, 2012
To all prospective bidders under the specifications and contract documents described
above, the following changes/additions are hereby made and detailed in the following
sections of this addendum:
Exhibit 1 – Questions & Answers
Please contact James B. O'Neill, FNIGP, CPPO at (970) 221-6779 with any questions
regarding this addendum.
RECEIPT OF THIS ADDENDUM MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY A WRITTEN
STATEMENT ENCLOSED WITH THE BID/QUOTE STATING THAT THIS ADDENDUM
HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
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Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6775
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EXHIBIT 1 – QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. What type of city functions would a translator do?
A few examples—a translator might translate documents such as notices of public
meetings or written documents describing a City-related process, like the process of
applying for a building permit.
2. What type of city functions would a interpreters do?
A few examples—an interpreter might provide interpretive services for individuals
who have limited English proficiency and attend a public meeting seeking public
input about a master transportation development plan or about a plan to build a new
City structure or facility.
3. What type of city functions would a bilingual person do?
A bilingual employee or contractor might perform the examples above or other
functions such as interpreting for a defendant who appears for arraignment in
municipal court.
4. In your language assessment do you require the vendor to test and see if your
bilingual Spanish employees have the linguistic proficiency to communicate with
Spanish speaking city customers concerning a problem with a city service?
The City is seeking proposals for services, in part, aimed at testing or assessing the
language ability of City employees and contractors it asks to perform various
functions consistent with those described in the above examples.