Post Construction Cleaning
The importance of commercial office cleaning
Did you know that:
The average employee loses nine working days a year to sickness, some of which may be attributed to a lack of workplace hygiene.
A typical office keyboard can carry up to 7,500 bacteria at any given time.
Viruses such as the flu can linger on unclean surfaces such as work desks or electronic equipment for 24 hours.
60% of absences from work illnesses are contracted from dirty equipment in the office such as e-coli, staph and bacteria.
With 65% of office workers sharing phones and computers, and with a whopping 25,127 germs per square inch found on just a telephone, employers need to take cleanliness seriously.
How clean offices can help workplace productivity
Increased focus: In a clean working environment, you are less likely to be distracted by cluttered objects, and that greater level of concentration leads to more and better work being done.
Less time wasted: A lot of time can be squandered when searching for documents in a messy workspace. In cleaner, well-organised offices, paperwork can be tracked down easily and quickly.
Less stress: A cluttered desk can result in you trying to focus on too many things at once, which lowers your stress threshold.
Greater profitability: Instead of wasting time looking for documents, workers in a clean office get more work done, which helps with profitability in the long-term.
Post Construction Cleaning
Pre-Written Services Section
Writing about what you do is hard. How much is too much? Will the client understand it? Completely valid questions and ones you don’t need to worry about now. In this post construction cleaning proposal template, the page detailing the work you’re going to do is done, the structure is laid out. You just need to add a few client specifics when you use it.
Process and Timescales
Explaining the post construction cleaning process can be difficult. You want to give enough detail but not so much it seems overwhelming. Fortunately, this has been battle tested and is the perfect amount of information. You can tweak it to suit your exact process.
Case Study Example
The number of cleaning companies that simply put examples of their work in their proposal templates is shocking. It’s not enough. If you want to be taken seriously, you need to show that you understood the client’s issues and came up with a solution that was successful. In this post construction cleaning proposal template, we’ve set out an example case study. All you need to do is replace our example with one of yours and use the structure we’ve used.
Pricing
Getting pricing right in the cleaning industry is difficult. In this automatically calculated pricing table, all you do is put the numbers in, type a quick 1-line description of the service and the quote part of your proposal is done. If you want to charge per hour, sell in quantities or have optional up-sell products, you can do that too.
Next Steps with Digital Signing
One of the biggest reasons businesses don’t win work is they don’t give clear instructions on how to buy from them. This proposal template comes with a ‘Next Steps’ page which you shouldn’t need to alter at all. Simply detail the next steps your client will go through and ask them to sign digitally by typing their name and clicking Accept.
Going Through a Remodel or Building a New Office Space?
Don’t move in without our construction clean-up services.
Whether your construction project is big or small, it never fails – they always leave behind a layer of dust, debris, and dirt. And that’s not even mentioning the weird smells that can often linger for weeks and even months!
construction clean-up services to handle the post-construction cleaning and get rid of the mess, so they can get back to work in the environment they envisioned when the project began. Construction clean-up isn’t easy, but we’ve got 15 years of experience handling the job and we know how to do it right and do it fast.No detail is too small!
Post Construction Cleaning Services Include:
Dusting, scrubbing, and stain removal
Cleaning all surfaces – including walls, trim work, and furniture
Cleaning desks, drawers, and cabinets inside and out
Sanitizing bathrooms and kitchens
Cleaning appliances, counter tops, and sinks
Cleaning bathtubs, shower stalls, toilets, and shower doors
Polishing stainless steel and fixtures
Cleaning, waxing, and buffing floors and tile
Vacuuming carpets
Cleaning window frames and sills
Cleaning and polishing glass and mirrors
Dust removal from ceiling pipes, duct work, vents, and light fixtures
Dust Sweeping stairs, landings, walks, decks, patios, and garages
Ready to Handle Any Special Construction Cleaning Services
post-construction cleaning services don’t stop there – we’re prepared to take care of any special clean-up needs that may arise because of your remodel, renovation, or new building as well. construction cleaning experts will visit the site in advance to learn about any special instructions or safety concerns and develop a customized approach for your construction clean-up project. If necessary, we have personnel trained in operating lifts and using scaffolds to access hard-to-reach places, ensuring that every nook and cranny is spotless.
Construction cleanup services
This article discusses the taxability of the special cleanup jobs referred to herein as “construction cleanup.” Construction cleanup generally occurs after major construction or remodel of a building is complete and before the premises are occupied. Construction cleanup is considered to be the final phase of construction. The recurring cleanup services that take place after construction cleanup has been performed generally fall within the definition of “janitorial services.”
Construction cleanup
Charges for construction clean-up services are taxable like many other services related to construction. That is, the taxability of the service is dependent on the nature of the construction itself.
Custom construction
Custom prime contracting is when a contractor is hired by a landowner (or a person having the rights of ownership, such as a lessee or easement holder) to complete an entire construction project. The custom prime contractor may perform all or a portion of the construction or hire other contractors (subcontractors) to perform all or a portion of the work. Amounts charged by a custom prime contractor to the landowner are subject to the retailing classification of the business and occupation (B&O) tax and the retail sales tax applies to such charges.
Speculative building
Speculative building is when a person makes improvements on land he/she owns (or has the rights of ownership). Charges for construction cleanup services performed for a speculative builder (landowner) are subject to the retailing classification of the B&O tax. In addition, retail sales tax applies on the cleanup charges. A speculative builder cannot use a reseller permit for construction cleanup services.
Janitorial services
The recurring cleanup services that take place after construction cleanup has been performed generally fall within the definition of janitorial services. Janitorial services only maintain the existing condition of the newly constructed or remodeled home/building. Janitorial services do not generally improve or repair a structure. The charges for such janitorial services are not subject to retail sales tax. The service provider reports this income under the service and other activities classification of the B&O tax.
Post-Construction Cleaning
One major cause of complications during the handover of a newly constructed cleanroom is not having a clear post-construction cleaning scope of works (SOW). Builders are responsible for delivering the facility cleaned, ready to meet a certain standard, but you as the room owner are responsible for these contaminants being removed prior to certification.
Failing to eliminate particles and residue generated during the construction phase could result in these contaminants remaining in the environment for years to come. Just cleaning away visible debris is not sufficient for a cleanroom clean. Particles must be removed to the sub-micron level (smaller than the eye can see).
Builders, along with general cleaners, lack the specialist cleanroom cleaning expertise, methods and equipment necessary to clean surfaces to the required ISO Class level. By using incorrect equipment, they could possibly even damage cleanroom surfaces and make them more likely to harbour bacteria and particulates. What can you do to minimise the risk of a less-than-successful post-construction clean?
A builder needs to work with someone familiar with cleanroom cleaning who can develop an SOW specifically for post-construction cleaning. Because you have the ultimate responsibility for production in the room, which also incorporates cleanliness, you need to review and approve this document. This SOW differs from the standard operating procedures written by facility staff for a fully operational cleanroom.
In a post-construction clean, a two- and sometimes three-stage procedure is required, depending on the ISO Class of the room. The first phase focuses on removing gross contamination left from construction. The second (and possibly third) phase addresses fine contaminants and prepares the facility for pre-validation and sterile cleans.