Initially, rather than appointing a general contractor to run the project, the corporation decided to manage it themselves.

一开始，公司并没有指派总承包商来运营该项目，而是决定自行管理。

We're ready now to solicit bids from general contractors, don't you think?

凯西：我们现在准备好向总承包商招标，你不觉得吗？

So why doesn't the general contractor pick just one company

那么为什么总承包商不只选择一家公司呢？

Kathy says, " We're ready now to solicit bids from general contractors, don't you think? "

凯西说，“我们现在准备好向总承包商招标， 你不觉得吗？

These are people who work under the direction of the general contractor in order to finish, for example, the plumbing or the electrical system in a building.

。 这些人在总承包商的指导下工作， 以完成例如建筑物中的管道或电气系统。

We think this is a key part of the equation: paying the nonprofit for their expertise, just as you would pay an electrical contractor, a general contractor on a project, for their value.

我们认为这是等式的关键部分：向非营利组织支付他们的专业知识，就像您向电气承包商、项目总承包商支付他们的价值一样。

A " general contractor" is a person who manages a construction project, sometimes doing some of the work himself, but usually bringing in other people – other companies or other workers – to complete some of the more specialized work.

“总承包商” 是管理建筑项目的人，有时他自己做一些工作，但通常会请其他人——其他公司或其他工人——来完成一些更专业的工作。