[BuffandTuff]

I am doing a bid for a 9000 sq ft bldg in Orange County CA. I did some comp shopping and came up with one bid for $60 per service. This seems pretty low to me and I think they are sub contracting it to someone else. Does anyone have a bid amount if my company was actually doing the work? Thanks

[Stringer]

$60.00 per Day? How many days per week Buff? Is this an office building? Is it only light dusting,vacuuming, washrooms, trash removal, etc. Or is there more such as moping, carpet spotting, etc?

Please answer the above questions so I can answer more intelligently.

However... $60.00 even for each time that you clean is ridiculously low. To clean 9,000 sq ft for that is $0.007 per square foot! You will be doing it practically for free actually you will be doing it and 'paying' them... :eek:

Please get back to me and let's talk more...

Stringer

[BuffandTuff]

Yeah I thought it was really low too. So the monthly comp shops I have got have ranged from $800 to 1400 per month. The building is about 3,000 sq ft of office and 6,000 industrial space. My understanding is that it is swept, vacuumed mopped bathroom dusting daily. There are a total of 3 bathrooms, a total of 4 sinks, 7 stalls and 2 urinals. There is also a medium-large kitchen break room. The offices are about half open and half cubicle. There is also three staircases in the building.

My timing estimate calculator came up with about 5 hours to clean daily. But most of the people I have called said it would take 2.5-3.5 hrs to clean. I just feel like something is off. I am not sure if they are giving me low ball bids over the phone to make an appt or what... any advice is helpful thanks

[Stringer]

Buff are you the service provider (cleaning company) or are you the client in this?

Stringer

[BuffandTuff]

We are the service provider