Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
modalidad de coste y costas
English translation:
cost-plus system
Spanish term
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
modalidad de coste y costas
"La Obra se contrata bajo la modalidad de coste y costas, existiendo un compromiso de pago de parte de la Contratante por los costos efectivamente incurridos por la Contratada, con precio limite, en las sumas descriptas más abajo."
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| 4 | cost-plus system |
patinba
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| 3 +1 | form of costs and expenses |
Joshua Crawford
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| 3 +1 | under the system of costs and fees |
CERES Trad
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| 4 | cost-plus method |
Walter Blass
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Dec 14, 2011 20:42: Andy Watkinson changed "Language pair" from "Spanish to English" to "English to Spanish"
Dec 15, 2011 21:43: Sandra Cifuentes Dowling changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
cost-plus system
A cost-plus contract, also termed a Cost Reimbursement Contract, is a contract where a contractor is paid for all of its allowed expenses to a set limit plus additional payment to allow for a profit.[1] Cost-reimbursement contracts contrast with fixed-price contract, in which the contractor is paid a negotiated amount regardless of incurred expenses. Cost-plus contracts first came into use in the United States during the World Wars to encourage wartime production by large American companies. (Wikipedia)
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Note added at 17 hrs (2011-12-15 11:48:15 GMT)
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María: entonces la variante podría ser :
Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contracts pay a pre-determined fee that was agreed upon at the time of contract formation.
form of costs and expenses
The work is contracted in the form of costs and expenses...
| Joshua, I used "set phrase" instead of "collocation". I meant that I supposed that "coste y costas" was a collocation = set phrase. I´m sorry if I was not clear. |
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Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
under the system of costs and fees
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Discussion
The point is that the fees are included, that is, the contractor shall not receive any amount later on for his fees. So I am actually considering using "fixed-price contract with price adjustment", as I found this on the internet. I´m not certain though, I´ve asked my Client!
b) COSTE Y COSTAS: En este caso, el precio se fija teniendo en cuenta lo que ella costaría de mantenerse los actuales precios de los materiales y salarios, pero se reconoce al contratista el derecho de reajustarlo de acuerdo con la variación de aquellos.
Y esto encaja con lo que tengo que traducir, ya que en el contrato se especifica el tope de lo que puede cobrar el contratista por cada ítem, pero se le permite ajustar los precios si estos suben (por ejemplo debido a la inflación). Y esto me genera más dudas con respecto a vuestras respuestas! Estoy perdida!