2024年5月28日发(作者：)

慢速生活英语口语广播40：装修招标(MP3下载)

hiring a contractor装修招标

My company decided that it was time to remodel our offices and I was put in

charge of getting bids from contractors.

我们公司决定装修一下办公室，我被指定来负责对承包商招标。

The trouble was, I had heard horror stories from friends who did remodeling

and I was worried about finding a company that would get the job done on time

and under budget.

问题在于，我从很多搞过装修的朋友那听了很多不好的经历，我真是有担心我是否能

找到一个不错的承包商，准时不超预算地完成任务。

No doubt there are many honest contractors, but some of the people I talked

to had experiences with shady companies.

当然有很多承包商是诚信的，不过很多跟我聊过的人都遇见过不诚信的公司。

Some of them weren't on the level about being able to meet deadlines and

some tried to get away with murder when they billed for a job.

有些是不能按时完成任务，而有些在要帐时采用的手段非常恶劣。

It was important that I found a company that was on the up and up.

所以找一家诚信的公司对我来说很重要。

I got bids from six companies and checked all of their references.

我向六个公司实行了招标并检查了他们送上来的所有资料。

In the end, I picked a company that had done work for one of the biggest

companies in the city.

最终，我挑选了一家以前以前为城里的公司装修过的企业。

They seemed to be the best and our company hired them.

他们看起来是的，我们公司雇佣了他们。

I have my fingers crossed that everything will go smoothly.

老天保佑装修工作能一切顺利。