Stop guessing what to charge for office cleaning
Get square-footage pricing guidance, ready-to-send bid templates, and the questions to ask before you quote — so every bid reflects what the job actually costs, not a flat rate you half-remember.
What you get before you send a number
Built around the actual walkthrough, not a generic rate card.
Square-footage pricing guidance
Enter square footage, building type, and cleaning frequency and get a suggested price range built from typical labor hours and supply costs for that combination — not a flat per-square-foot number pulled from nowhere.
Building-type rate guidance
See how rates typically shift between a single-tenant office, a multi-tenant building with shared common areas, and a medical or dental suite, so you're not using one rate card for every walkthrough.
Bid templates
Start from a document already formatted with scope of work, frequency schedule, and pricing breakdown sections, then fill in the numbers for the space you just walked.
Facilities manager question checklist
Work through a list of what to ask before you quote — square footage, restroom count, trash pickup frequency, floor types — so you're not pricing off a guess after the tour.
Frequency-based adjustments
Compare pricing for nightly, three-times-weekly, and weekly service on the same space, since frequency changes labor cost more than almost any other factor in the bid.
From walkthrough to sent bid
Each step depends on what you recorded in the one before it.
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Walk the building and log the specifics
Bring the facilities manager question checklist to the walkthrough and record square footage, floor types, restroom counts, and current service frequency before you leave the site.
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Enter the numbers into the pricing tool
Input what you recorded — building type, total square footage, and desired frequency — and get a price range built from labor-hour and supply assumptions for that kind of space.
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Adjust for anything the range doesn't cover
Factor in anything unusual you saw on the walkthrough — heavy floor stripping, after-hours access requirements, security check-in — that a standard range wouldn't account for.
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Build the bid document
Drop your adjusted numbers into the bid template, fill in the scope of work and schedule, and produce a document ready to send to the facilities manager.
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Send it and keep a record
Keep track of what you bid and at what rate, so the next similar building you walk through doesn't start from a blank page.
Why square footage alone isn't the number
Two 20,000 square foot offices can cost completely different amounts to clean. One has an open floor plan and eight restrooms; the other is broken into forty private offices with narrow hallways and eighteen restrooms. Square footage tells you the size of the job. It doesn't tell you how long the job takes.
Cleanpricing's guidance factors in building type and layout alongside square footage, because labor hours — not floor area — are what actually drive your cost. A rate built only on square feet under-prices complex layouts and over-prices simple ones, and either mistake costs you a contract or a season of unprofitable nights.
A bid that reflects the actual walkthrough beats a bid that reflects a rate card.
Who this is built for
Independent contractors at different stages of the same problem.
The solo operator bidding their fourth building this year
You've been cleaning offices for years but every bid still starts from memory and a gut feeling. Cleanpricing gives you a starting range for the building type in front of you, plus a template so the bid looks as sharp as the work.
The two-person crew trying to grow past word-of-mouth
You're ready to bid on buildings you haven't walked through a friend, which means facing a facilities manager cold. The question checklist tells you exactly what to ask so you don't quote blind.
The contractor who keeps losing on price
If you keep coming in too high or winning jobs that turn out unprofitable, the problem is usually the pricing math, not the work. Frequency and building-type guidance shows where your rate should actually sit.
The owner who wants every bid formatted the same way
Sending out proposals that look different every time undermines a bid before the facilities manager even reads the numbers. The bid template keeps scope, schedule, and pricing consistent across every building you quote.
Questions before you commit
How is this different from a generic pricing calculator?
A generic calculator usually applies one flat rate per square foot. Cleanpricing's guidance adjusts for building type, layout, and frequency, because two buildings the same size can take very different amounts of labor to clean properly.
Do I need exact square footage before I use this?
No. An estimate from a walkthrough or floor plan is enough to get a useful range. You can refine the number and recalculate once you have exact measurements from the facilities manager or a blueprint.
What if my market's rates are different from the guidance?
The guidance gives you a starting range built from typical labor and supply costs, not a fixed price you must charge. You adjust it up or down based on what you know about your local market and competition.
Can I use the bid template for buildings I've already priced?
Yes. The template is just a formatted document with scope of work, schedule, and pricing sections — you can drop in numbers from a job you've already quoted or one you're pricing for the first time.
What happens to the bids and numbers I enter?
Your pricing history and bid documents stay tied to your account so you can look back at what you quoted for a similar building later. Nothing you enter is shared with other contractors using the service.
What if I want to cancel?
You can cancel from your account settings at any time. Your existing bid documents remain available to download for a period after cancellation, so you're not locked out of your own quotes.
Ready to price your next walkthrough?
Get the pricing guidance, the question checklist, and a bid template ready before you even leave the building.