How do you bid on janitorial cleaning?

Answer 1

I would recommend that all professional bids be in writing, on formal letterhead and mailed or hand delivered to the company that you are proposing your bid for. All bids should be signed by both parties, once agreed to and include:

• A Cover Page
• Introduction Letter
• Cost
• Service Requirements
• Terms
• References

There are several online commercial cleaning bid generators, example below, that you can use to input the information based on your client and generate a professional bid that you can print and send to your potential client. This site also offers a commercial cleaning calculator that can give you an estimate for the cleaning based on square footage, type of office, hourly wage of workers and clientele.

Answer 2

I would recommend that all professional bids be in writing, on formal letterhead and mailed or hand delivered to the company that you are proposing your bid for. All bids should be signed by both parties, once agreed to and include:

• A Cover Page
• Introduction Letter
• Cost
• Service Requirements
• Terms
• References

Answer 3

I would recommend that all professional bids be in writing, on formal letterhead and mailed or hand delivered to the company that you are proposing your bid for. All bids should be signed by both parties, once agreed to and include:

• A Cover Page
• Introduction Letter
• Cost
• Service Requirements
• Terms
• References

There are several on-line commercial cleaning bid generators like http://www.cleaningalliance.com that allow you to input the information based on your client and generate a professional bid that you can print and send to your potential client. This site also offers a commercial cleaning calculator that can give you an estimate for the cleaning based on square footage, type of office, hourly wage of workers and clientele.

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On larger bids it helps to construct a bid proposal package that includes a couple of marketing flyers. Flyers can be added that mention the particular industry. For example, our Janitorial Success Manual contains thirty marketing flyers with a photo of most industry types along with a catchy motivational phrase.

Our Janitorial Success manual provides marketing tools that can boost your closing average. For example, you can show the prospect that you have a very thorough quality control inspection program, building security program, thorough background checks and a building safety program.

The bid proposal package can be inserted into a clear plastic folder available at your local office supply center. It also helps to include a detailed list of cleaning tasks along with the frequency (specification pages). We use a contract that is entitled "Service Agreement".

And of course, you will need a competitive price. You can study our free advice column at www.nationalproclean.com as well as check out our JanBid Estimating Solutions software. A unique service we offer is working with contractors individually to build their business and helping them submit accurate, affordable and yet, profitable bid proposals.

Gary Clipperton

National Pro Clean Corp

www.nationalproclean.com