Thursday''s Ask the Experts questions from a cleaning professionals on the International Custodial Advisors Network (ICAN) "Ask the Experts" page: I''m thinking about bidding on a carpet cleaning job for a 110,000-square-foot government building. They want carpet cleaning four times a year, for a two-year period. I have found that underbidding is major problem in my area. What is a competitive bid? I was thinking about bidding 5 cents per square foot.
The answer:
What you should bid will be dependent on what level of cleaning is required and therefore how much time it will take.
For example, if it is maintenance cleaning using a process such as encapsulation with spot removal included, your production rate will be relatively high and therefore your cost per square foot will be less.
