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TOOLS FOR RECURRING CLEANING WORK

A clearer quote.
A better account review.

Work through the scope, understand the arithmetic and revisit the assumptions after service starts.

01 · BUILD THE BID

Commercial cleaning bid calculator

Translate measured tasks, frequencies and paid labor into a recurring monthly quote.

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02 · UNDERSTAND THE PRICE

Margin and markup calculator

See what remains after entered costs and find the price for your target margin.

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03 · REVIEW THE ACCOUNT

Contract renewal calculator

Compare planned and actual paid hours before the next customer conversation.

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Estimating software

SOFTWARE FOR CLEANING COMPANIES

Janitorial estimating software that uses your rates.

Janitorial estimating software for takeoff, proposals and jobs. Enter your rates and scope. Free calculator plus SweepTally Takeoff at $99/month or $999/year.

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JOBS AFTER THE BID

Cleaning project management starts with a priced scope.

What cleaning PM software usually includes, and what SweepTally Takeoff does: estimates, proposals, accepted jobs and invoices — not multi-crew dispatch.

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AI TAKEOFF, EXPLAINED HONESTLY

AI cleaning takeoff is a search phrase. Measured scope is the job.

What AI cleaning takeoff usually means, why it differs from construction takeoff, and how SweepTally prices the scope you confirm without automatic photo measurement.

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Commercial

COMMERCIAL & JANITORIAL

Commercial cleaning, priced from the work.

Price commercial janitorial work from scope, paid hours and your costs. Free bid calculator, takeoff software and guides for offices, schools, medical and restaurants.

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COMMERCIAL EXAMPLE

An office cleaning estimate you can rebuild.

Worked office cleaning estimate: restrooms, workstations, break room and monthly glass, converted to paid hours and a target price. Illustrative inputs you can replace.

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EDUCATION EXAMPLE

School cleaning is a night takeoff, not a daytime headcount.

Worked school cleaning estimate for classrooms, restrooms, cafeteria and gym on a weeknight schedule. Illustrative education-facility inputs.

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HEALTHCARE EXAMPLE

Medical office cleaning is high-touch time, not extra square feet.

Worked medical-office cleaning estimate with exam-room disinfection time, waiting room, lab and restrooms. Illustrative outpatient inputs, not a clinical protocol.

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HOSPITALITY EXAMPLE

Restaurant cleaning after close is its own takeoff.

Worked restaurant cleaning estimate for dining room, restrooms and bar after close. Kitchen hood work is called out as a separate specialist scope. Illustrative inputs.

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Residential

HOUSES, APARTMENTS & TURNOVERS

Residential cleaning, estimated like a real job.

Estimate house cleaning, apartment common areas and move-outs from rooms and tasks. Homeowners can also request participating cleaners in SweepTally.

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RESIDENTIAL EXAMPLE

A weekly house cleaning estimate, with drive time.

Worked weekly house cleaning estimate for a 3-bedroom home: bathrooms, kitchen, bedrooms and monthly extras, with paid drive time. Illustrative, not a local maid rate.

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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING EXAMPLE

Apartment common areas are a janitorial contract.

Worked estimate for a 24-unit building’s lobby, corridors, laundry and elevators. Unit interiors are a separate scope. Illustrative janitorial inputs.

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Industrial

WAREHOUSE, PLANT & DOCK

Industrial cleaning starts with the included area.

Price warehouse and industrial cleaning from included floor area, restrooms, docks and machine time. Facility owners can also request participating companies.

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INDUSTRIAL EXAMPLE

A warehouse bid that includes the machine time.

Worked warehouse cleaning bid with floor-machine time, restrooms, dock and attached offices. Illustrative industrial inputs, not a square-foot market rate.

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ONE-TIME FINAL CLEAN

Post-construction cleaning is one visit, priced once.

Worked one-visit post-construction final clean: dust, floors, glass and punch debris. Do not price a final clean as if it were weekly janitorial.

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Hiring a cleaner

FOR PEOPLE HIRING A CLEANER

Hire a cleaning company with a scope, not a hope.

Hire commercial, residential or industrial cleaners through SweepTally: find participating companies, send a request, and compare scope before you agree to the work.

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CUSTOMERS AND CLEANING COMPANIES

Find a cleaner. Let companies find the work.

Find participating cleaning companies for houses, apartments, offices and warehouses. Send a request and message them in SweepTally. We connect both sides.

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FOR BUYERS

Evaluate a cleaning bid by the scope, not the monthly number.

How to read a commercial or residential cleaning quote: visits, rooms, exclusions, hours and insurance. Compare structure — SweepTally does not pick a vendor.

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FREE PACKET

A cleaning bid template both sides can use.

A free cleaning bid request template for offices, houses, apartments and warehouses. Send the same packet to companies you contact in SweepTally or already know.

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Method

METHOD

Cleaning takeoff is the inventory behind the bid.

Cleaning takeoff is the inventory of rooms, tasks, quantities and frequencies that become paid hours and a price. How it differs from construction takeoff.

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METHOD

Workloading is how a cleaning bid becomes hours.

Janitorial workloading: inventory, tasks, frequencies and paid hours. How SweepTally applies the method with your times. Independent of ISSA; we link their article.

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RATES

Square-foot cleaning rates describe a building. Tasks price it.

When a per-square-foot cleaning rate is a shortcut and when it hides restrooms, travel and periodic work. How to convert footage into a task takeoff.

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GLOSSARY

Words cleaning bids use, defined.

Definitions for cleaning takeoff, person-minutes, labor burden, margin versus markup, workloading and production rates — as SweepTally uses them in the calculators.

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The complete method

The SweepTally guide explains task frequencies, employer labor burden, overhead and stress scenarios. All example numbers illustrate the method; your own measured inputs determine your result.

Keep your work with Pro.

Use the online tools free. SweepTally Pro adds an offline desktop-browser app, 100 saved estimates, portable backups, client proposals and internal costing CSVs for $199 per 12-month license or $349 perpetual.

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