Commercial Cleaners: How Much Should I Pay?

No matter where you work, the area will need to be cleaned on a regular basis. If you have only a small office, you can probably get away with simply hiring a part time individual or team to come in at night and take care of the trash, if you can’t get your employees to do it themselves. If, however, you work in a larger office or group of offices, you’ll need to hire the services of commercial cleaners. This team of professionals will come in and do all the tasks, from the menial ones to the big jobs. Of course, this will come at a price. If you want to know approximately how much you’re going to spend, here are some ways to get a ballpark figure.
A good first step is to figure out how much space you’re talking about. Most commercial cleaners will make their price quote based on square footage, even if it is just a best estimate. You can be one step ahead (and have an easy way of securing an accurate price quote) if you know how much space there will be for them to clean. If you want to get really specific, try to find some floor plans or measure it out with a tape measure yourself.
Another big component of the price will be the actual tasks that need to be done. Some light vacuuming and emptying of the garbage will cost less than bigger jobs, such as those one might encounter in a hospital or industrial site. Count on the bigger jobs costing more, as they not only require more labor and more expensive equipment, they will also likely require the commercial cleaners to be certified when it comes to dangerous materials and so forth. 
Once you have a good idea of the square footage involved and the type of cleaning that needs to be done, you’ll have what you need to start making phone calls. You can find advertisements for local commercial cleaners in the phone books, the internet, and various bulletin boards around the town. Call around and get a few price quotes. Try to provide them with as much information as you can. Once this is done, you’ll be able to compare the various prices and see if any of the companies are out of line with their pricing scheme. Make sure you get your final price quotes in writing before the commercial cleaners begin servicing your building.