question of bidding process and necessity for insurance

Sergei Tumanov wrote:

put some sub every time you quote or counter. Not that difficult to put an extra line in your quote with something like, "subject to additional confirmation that job is accepted upon receipt of the text to be translated."

Eva Gross wrote:

Paul,

thanks very much for your very helpful reply. There is just one part that I find a bit disturbing: You said "However, the client is under no obligation to release you from the contract you entered into". So you are in effect telling me that bidding IS binding then, right? That I am legally obligated to complete a translation I bid on, although, as you explain, most outsourcers are reasonable when there is good reason and adequate notice why a translator is not able to do it?