Legal Transcribing Services

The Vendor is required to provide to provide professional transcribing services for legal proceedings on behalf of the department bureau.
- The Bureau of Hearings estimated amount is 3,800 pages per fiscal year.
- The transcript must be produced using the following guidelines:
•    Size: the paper size is to be 8 ½ x 11 inches.
•    Color: white paper is to be used.
•    Ink Color: Black is to be used.
•    Type Size: The letter character size is to be 10 to 12 letters per inch, in Font Times New Roman or Arial. This provides approximately 63 characters to each line. Type should be letter quality.
•    Numbers of Lines per Page: Each page of transcription is to contain between 23 and 25 lines of text. Each line is to be numbered. The last page may contain fewer lines if it is less than a full page of transcription. Page numbers or notations cannot be considered as part of the count of text lines.
•    Margins: Typing is to begin on each page at the 1-1/2 inch left margin and continue to the ½ inch right margin.
•    Spacing: Lines of transcript text are to be double-spaced.
•    Each page of transcription is to bear numbers indicating line of transcription on the page.
•    Numbering: The pages of the transcript are to be numbered in a single series of consecutive numbers for each proceeding. The page number should be placed at the top right corner of the page flush with the right margin above the first line of transcription. The page number shall not count as a line of transcript.
- Content:
•    Verbal: The transcript shall contain all words and other verbal expressions uttered during the course of the proceeding.
•    Striking of portions of the proceeding: No portion of the proceeding shall be omitted from the record by an order to strike. The material ordered stricken, as well as the order to strike, must all appear in the transcript.
•    Punctuation and Spelling: Punctuation and spelling shall be appropriate standard usage.
•    Interruptions of Speech and Simultaneous Discussions: Interruptions of speech shall be denoted by the use of a dash at the point of interruption, and again at the point the speaker resumes speaking.