Do i bid by square foot or what i have to clean

Calculate all you business costs: payroll, admin, equipment, supplies, profit, etc, per hour.

Then calculate your cleanable square footage, then calculate how much you can effectively clean in one hour. Divide that into the total cleanable square footage to see how many hours it will take daily to clean the building.

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There are several things you must determine. First; the cleaning frequency (is it 5 times a week - 21.6 times a month). Next you need to know the cleaning requirements (will it be a deep clean nightly or a partial clean 4 nights and a deep clean one night). Other things you must consider are the expectation levels (immaculate white glove cleaning or a quick touch up), occupancy density (high, med or low) use of the building (heavy, med or light), etc.

From this you can develop an estimated production rate. Divide the production rate into the building square footage to arrive at the number of hours required per night. Next, you would start with your local janitorial labor rate, add payroll expenses, all of your overhead and then a net profit (most likely 20-30%). Your quote will be for the monthly amount.

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Gary Clipperton
National Pro Clean