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Bidding for Translation Bureau / Public Services Canada Project
Thread poster: Rahi Moosavi
Rahi Moosavi
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Mar 7, 2016

I joined Translation Bureau last year and now they have asked me to bid in a tender.
Has anyone an idea of their going prices?
 
Michel A.
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Pas vraiment de tarif uniforme Mar 7, 2016

Bonjour Rahi,

Almost impossible to answer your question, each so called tender is a different story, and the winning rate will eventually depend upon several parameters: language pair, bidders (how many of them and type of - freelancers, agencies, etc.), contract duration, type of contract (weekdays, weekends, evenings, etc.), volume, etc.

I can only speak about what I know in the English to French pair: during the last two years I saw winning bids ranging from 0.12$ to... See more
Bonjour Rahi,

Almost impossible to answer your question, each so called tender is a different story, and the winning rate will eventually depend upon several parameters: language pair, bidders (how many of them and type of - freelancers, agencies, etc.), contract duration, type of contract (weekdays, weekends, evenings, etc.), volume, etc.

I can only speak about what I know in the English to French pair: during the last two years I saw winning bids ranging from 0.12$ to 0.26$! Not really helpful, I'm afraid,

Good luck,

Michel ▲ Collapse
 
Rahi Moosavi
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Thank you! Mar 7, 2016

Michel A. wrote:

Bonjour Rahi,
I can only speak about what I know in the English to French pair: during the last two years I saw winning bids ranging from 0.12$ to 0.26$! Not really helpful, I'm afraid,

Good luck,

Michel


Thank you Michel!!! more than helpful
 


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