Request for Proposals – Written Translation Services
The Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” announces a competition to select a company or an individual to provide written translation services from Romanian into English and from English into Romanian.
Field and terminology used: economic, social, public policy.
To familiarise themselves with the terminology, bidders are encouraged to visit the website expert-grup.org to learn about the work of Expert-Grup and the specific nature of the materials it publishes.
Period: June – December 2020. The selected persons will be included in the roster of translators for written translations from Romanian into English and vice versa. Translations will be requested as needed, depending on the activities and projects carried out by Expert-Grup.
Minimum requirements for bidders:
- At least 3 years of progressive experience translating similar documents from Romanian into English at government and international organisation level;
- Familiarity with and understanding of legal and macroeconomic terminology (previous experience with such translations);
- Availability to carry out translations within short timeframes.
The bid will include:
- A CV indicating two reference contacts;
- Samples of previous work done by the candidate (links or documents);
- The registration certificate or licence (for legal entities);
- The financial offer in taxable MDL. The price for 1 page of translation for each language must be indicated. 1 page = 1,800 characters without spaces. The price will include all taxes to be withheld (income tax, health insurance contributions, pension fund).
Please complete the financial offer according to the template below:
Working language: Romanian - English
- Price for 1 page under the normal regime;
- Price for 1 page under the urgent regime;
- Number of standard pages that can be translated in one day.
Working language: English - Romanian
- Price for 1 page under the normal regime;
- Price for 1 page under the urgent regime;
- Number of standard pages that can be translated in one day.
Bid evaluation criteria:
The submitted files will be evaluated by the selection committee according to the following criteria:
- The candidates’ experience with translations of similar complexity;
- The financial offer.
Bids may be submitted to: procurari@expert-grup.org by 16 June 2020.
Contact person: Iulia Sîrghi-Zolotco, Tel: (tel. 79 033 684).