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Witness to War Translation PPH Project: Details, Terms and Conditions
Project – English to Japanese Translation of Witness to War – Truk Lagoon’s Master Diver Kimiuo Aisek
Main Details:
This project is the translation to a professional standard of the book Witness to War – Truk Lagoon’s Master Diver Kimiuo Aisek from English to Japanese. Of the book’s 15 chapters, two have already been translated and will (at most) only need minor revision to coordinate their style with that of the rest of the book. This project is being performed on behalf of L&D Enterprise UK (David Morris’ employer).
Total Word Count of the Original: 106,636 (plus an additional 2,711 which will probably not need to be translated in full, and 13,141 for the two completed chapters)
Total Page Count of the Original: 269, including a number of half pages (plus an additional 9 which will probably not need to be translated in full and 34 for the two completed chapters.
Estimated Start Date: 15 August, 2014
Final Deadline for Project Completion: 24 December, 2014
Milestones: The project will have the following five milestone deadlines:
1. 15 September, 2014: Completion of the Preface, A Tribute, the Forward, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and Chapter 4 (26,132 words total)
2. 15 October, 2014: Completion of Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, the Editor’s Notes, the 2013 Postscript, and About the Author (26,613 words total)
3. 15 November, 2014: Completion of Chapter 10, Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 (27,396 words total)
4. 15 December, 2014: Completion of Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15 and the Bibliography (26,495 words total)
5. 24 December, 2014: Completion of any final revisions necessary, etc.
Total Fee: USD $5,000 converted to and paid in GBP (£2,979.00 at today’s Transfermate rate of USD $1.00 = GBP £0.59578), divided into four payments of approximately GBP £521.30 * (*See Payment Terms and Conditions: No. 5) and a final payment of £894 (the deposit).
Deposit: GBP £894
Payment Terms and Conditions:
1. The fee will be made in four payments of USD $1,000 converted to and paid in GBP (£521.30 at today’s rate) and a final payment of $1500/£894 (the deposit). All payments will be made by wire transfer via PPH from the account of Lynette E Adams (L&D Enterprise UK).

2. If the work required at each milestone has been satisfactorily completed by the milestone deadline, the translator may invoice the client £521.30 on or after the milestone deadline date. Payment will be made by wire transfer to the PHH account within 5 working days, and may be released to the translator immediately upon receipt.

3. The PPH deposit will be £894. This will be used for the fifth and final payment and may be released upon client’s receipt of the final invoice on or after 24 December, 2014, provided that all work has been satisfactorily completed.

4. If the translator should fail to meet any of the milestone deadlines without the express written permission of the client, or if the quality of the translation is unacceptable and is not corrected, the client has the right to cancel the project at that point, and the translator will only receive a fee pro-rated for the work which has been satisfactorily completed up to that point.

5. The deposit/payment for milestone 5 and payment for milestone 1 are definitely set at the rate of USD $1.00 = GBP £0.59578 (£894/£521.30 respectively). Provisionally, the payments for milestones 2, 3 and 4 are set at the same amount, but if the dollar pound exchange rate at these times have changed more than 5% (in either direction), the pound amount will be adjusted accordingly.
Communication and Cooperation: The successful completion of this project requires close communication and cooperation between the translator and the client. To help facilitate this, weekly meetings by Skype will be held. The client will also be readily available to answer any questions the translator may have. Per PPH policy, the translator will respond to all written contacts within 24 hours.
Credit: If the full translation is satisfactorily completed, the translator will be given full credit on the published book for her work.