Time to Bid?

During the interview of the cleaning company, find out who the actual day to day operations manager of your facility will be.

Find out if they have Emergency response crews.

When calling a reference, make sure the operation of the business is similar to yours.

Do they have carpet cleaning, floor striping and waxing capability.

Find out if they have buying power to get you good prices on paper products, liners, chemicals and specialty products?

Find out if a company wants to lock you into a year or ninety day out clause in the contract, if they do, beware of that company.