Overseas Substation EPC Bid & Design Documentation
Translated primary/secondary design specs, equipment lists, civil interfaces and construction plans for a 220kV substation EPC bid.
Background
The client operates in the power and energy value chain—exporting equipment, executing EPC packages, or replicating proven O&M models overseas. The program centers on “Overseas Substation EPC Bid & Design Documentation” with strict technical standards and delivery timelines.
A domestic EPC firm bidding on an African substation needed Chinese design outputs in EN/FR for technical bids—single-line diagrams, equipment data, construction plans and HSE files.
Linguist assigned industry linguists, reviewers and a dedicated PM. Scope included Design docs, Bid materials, Construction docs, etc.. Within 6 weeks, we delivered and QA’d 3 languages—achieving: Multilingual technical bid submitted on time with owner-aligned equipment terminology
Outcomes
Multilingual technical bid submitted on time with owner-aligned equipment terminology
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Languages:
Project challenges
Parameter accuracy
Voltage levels and short-circuit ratings must be exact.
EN/FR parallel
French owner and English consultant requirements simultaneously.
Drawings + text
Annotations on SLDs and layout plans coordinated.
Bid countdown
2000+ pages translated and formatted within six weeks.
Our approach
Phased delivery balancing quality, compliance and timeline.
Scope alignment
Confirm doc types, languages, timeline and review workflow.
Glossary & TM
Import client terminology and TM; lock key definitions.
TEP & specialist review
Industry linguists plus second reviewer; client spot-checks as needed.
Delivery & versioning
Module-based drops with change logs for ongoing updates.
Deliverables
Project highlights
EPC experience
Bid structure and scoring criteria familiarity.
Primary/secondary
Separate glossaries for primary and secondary systems.
Parallel capacity
Multiple TEP teams in parallel.
HSE compliance
Safety plan language per local regulations.
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