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Main Subject - How Much Should I Charge For My Commercial Cleaning Services?
You've bought all your cleaning supplies and equipment, told everyone you know that you have started a cleaning business and now you are ready to start bidding on jobs and getting down to work. So your next step is to meet with potential clients and put together a bid for their cleaning services. But how do you know what to char According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product ge for cleaning your potential client's building? Start off by remembering that you are in business to make a profit and earn a living. Sometimes the tendency is to price our services low in order to get our foot in the door. Pricing your services too low may mean you will end up working for very little per hour. And more impor ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug. Examples of combination products may in antly, will have little left over to reinvest in the growth of your company. There are cleaning companies that charge more than others and have all the work they can handle and there are companies that have lower fees yet are struggling to find work! Don't sell yourself short or you will not be able to earn a living off your cle lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together. aning business. The rates for commercial cleaning vary widely depending upon the area you live. Hourly rates are anywhere from $15 to $40 per hour depending on the type of services that you provide, whether or not you're doing the work yourself, and your company's overhead and expenses. Monthly square footage rates could run an here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe where from $.05 to $.20 per square foot depending on the type of building you are cleaning and the frequency of cleaning. You'll be able to bid a higher square footage price for medical facilities versus office buildings due to more specialized cleaning needs. You'll likely bid a lower square footage price for large buildings ve d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations. Combination pro sus small buildings. For example, you may bid $.08 per square foot for a 50,000 square foot building versus $.12 per square foot for an 8,000 square foot building. You will most likely be charging your customers a monthly price and you will need to figure that price by estimating how long it will take to perform the services th ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc at your client has requested. The more productive you or your employees are, the higher the hourly production rate. If you're able to clean 3,500 square feet per hour, your profit will be higher than if you're only able to clean 2,500 square feet per hour, so adjust your price accordingly. It's also a good idea to find out what easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi the "going rates" are in your area. A few phone calls to competitors may be necessary to get an idea of the basic charges in your area. Use a script when you call so you can compare apples to apples. So what do you say when you call? Try something like, "Hi, I have a small business office that I would like cleaned once a week. I nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically t is 3000 square feet and has two small restrooms. Can you give me a rough estimate of what you what you charge per month?" The person may or may not give you an estimate. Most contractors will insist on walking through the building, but it is worth a few phone calls so you have a ballpark figure on what cleaning companies in th and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ area are charging. To estimate what you should charge for cleaning a building, start by doing a walk-through with the building owner or manager. Keep track of the following: * Frequency of cleaning (once a week, three times a week, five times a week). If frequency is one or two times per week, it's best to estimate your time ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi nd multiply by your hourly rate. If cleaning 3 or more times per week you can estimate your time by the square foot. * Overall square feet * Types of floor surfaces and square footage of each (carpet, vinyl flooring, ceramic tile) * Types of rooms - general office, break room, restrooms. Also note the number of toilets/stalls ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it. Following aspects would a and fixtures in each restroom, as well as the types of restroom supplies used. * Any special considerations - heavy traffic areas, elevators, unusual requests, etc. * Make note of the specific services the client is seeking such as emptying trash, dusting, restroom cleaning, mopping and vacuuming. The following services are dd to the challenges in developing combination products: Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well? Which combination prod pecialized services and you should bid them separately, and list a per-service charge on your bid: * Stripping and Waxing (.25? - .50? per square foot) * Buffing/Burnishing (.03? - .07? per square foot) * Machine Cleaning of Ceramic Tile floors (.12? - .21? per square foot) * Carpet Cleaning (.12? - .25? per square foot) * cts are meaningful and rational? Which therapeutic categories to select? Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients? Do combin Carpet Spotting ($20 - $40 per hour) * Cleaning appliances (microwave, refrigerator) - $10 - $35 per appliance * Window Washing ($1.00 - $5.00 per pane) Make sure you take enough notes so you can put together a realistic price that is fair to the client and one in which you will make a profit. After your first meeting with th tions increase the patient compliance? What would be the developing cost? How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen client, go back to your office look through your notes and decide what it will cost you to clean the building. You may have to consult a production cleaning rate chart to determine how long it will take you and your staff to clean the building. Once you have an idea of how long it will take to clean the building you can put you t? As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel cost estimate together: * Estimate the time it will take by using a production cleaning rate chart or calculator. * Determine your labor cost for cleaning the building one time. * Determine your monthly labor cost to clean the building. * Estimate a monthly cost for supplies. This will be a fairly low figure, perhaps 1 or 2 ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality. Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust % of monthly sales. * Be sure to add in a profit margin! Add up the figures and you will come up with your monthly cost. If you have access to a bidding calculator you will be able to put in a series of numbers and come up with a price. A bidding calculator will also show what profit you can expect to make. It is also advisabl y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products to add a first time cleaning charge. This is usually an hourly rate of perhaps $20 - $25 an hour. The first time you go through a building it will take longer and you may find the previous cleaning service may have left dirt in cracks and crevices that you will have to clean the first time through. Once you have your price est . As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de ablished, put your bid packet together. Your bid packet should specify what you are responsible for and what the client is responsible for (buying their own trash can liners, restrooms supplies, etc.). It should also include the monthly charge for cleaning services, how long the agreement is for, and the procedure to cancel the elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements. Companies that provide selfless information through particip ontract if either party is unhappy. It is important to learn how to price your cleaning services so your customers know you are providing a professional service at a realistic price and so that you make a profit. After all, if you do not make a profit you won't stay in business very long! Copyright (c) 2006 The Janitorial Stor tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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