Price setting & deadlines for translation projects

· prices for translation projects are set per 1 standard page (SP) of a text in the target language, i.e. 1800 characters and words (30 lines typed with 60 characters and words each);

· minimum invoiced sum is 1 standard page

· translations - with each page being a unique one - are neither machine nor line production, however, for events of larger translation projects or numerous repetitions, as well as for key & contractual clients I offer reasonable cut-offs

· for CAT tool assisted translation projects I use to quote jointly for special rates with cut-offs and per translated page flat rates

· legal translation projects are priced for a special rate as established by Decrees Nos. 491/2004 and 565/2008

·  owing to my curiosity as regards the size of different translation projects in both source and target languages l have analysed to find out 5.5 as the mean number of characters per one word; then it gives a mean number of 327 words per one standard page

· whereas the values of actual per word number of characters use to vary considerably through individual languages, the number of standard pages still remains the most exact way to calculate the actual size of a translation project

· the deviation of the extent of sizes of texts in source or target languages most often varies within ±10%, so I recommend my clients to take this value into their consideration when the final price is estimated

· my current rates can be found here.

Principal deadlines

The wording of Act No.382/2004  provides for the opportunity not to include the days of the receipt of the document and that of the hand-over of the completed translation project in the established deadline. As I make my best to meet clients’ requirements as much as possible, I make use of the said possibility to a limited extent. Despite of the latter it happens that I am compelled to extra charge my clients for urgent translations. If not otherwise agreed ad if feasible my principal deadlines use to be as follows:

· within  2 hours -  1 SP;

· within  4 hours -  2 SPs;

· within 12 hours -  6 SPs;

· within 24 hours - 10 SPs.

I do my best to translate common personal documents intended for legal purposes on the day of their take-over from my client.

Way of payment and translation rates:

· I prefer bank transfers or cash deposits;

· however, you can pay cash, if it may be better and more convenient for you.