Guides

Practical guides for pricing commercial cleaning work. Each one links its sources.

How to bid a commercial cleaning contract

From walkthrough to monthly price in seven steps, with a worked example and the formulas.

Janitorial production rates, with sources

What a production rate is, published examples from ISSA, typical bands by space type, and how to measure your own.

How to calculate payroll burden for a cleaning bid

Turn the wage into a loaded labor rate with employer FICA, FUTA, and the state and insurance costs you actually pay.