Hi all, I just joined and have a huge question. I have a small residential cleaning company and an associate just told me he had a large client that wanted a new company to clean their corporate offices. I haven't been to see them yet but he said they are paying them $8000 per month!  3 full time employees. Not sure how big it is but they want regular cleaning and they want the floors buffed and waxed once a month. He gave me a glowing recommendation and I will hopefully be meeting with them this week. Does this sound realistic to you? Thank you for all of your help, Lori

I currently clean an industrial plant(furniture) ...2 fulltime employees...no hard floor care...  Steam clean carpets one time per year. $5000.00 per mo.  It would depend the  size of the  job. Would you have to supply the paper products,trash can liners etc.? I only supply the cleaning chemicals ...they supply toilet paper,paper towels,etc.

The current bid may seem high bid you have to look at all the factors. 3 full time employees (salaries, benefits, work comp ins, liability ins, etc) and the costs associated with them. The size of the facility. The frequency of cleanings. Also, the actual quote for cleaning the buildings maybe lower than the $8000. The number quoted to you might include the floor care. It might include the cleaning company supplying the paper products, too.

 All I can say is do a site visit before you bid to really get a good feel for what the potential client needs & wants. Ask why the current cleaning contractor is being fired or why are they changing cleaning contractors. Ask if they want you to supply paper products? See how many people work there? Is it a high traffic or low traffic building?

That seems reasonable. I have a had a contract for a wharhouse that paid 10,000 for 6 employees that incorporated floor care and carpet cleaning once a month. As the other members said, it depends on how many times a week you have to clean and the size of the facility. If you need any help with the floor maintenance or carpet care, please let me know. I am always looking to expand buisiness or do more of it. truone71@msn.com