What Is Included in Commercial Janitorial Services? A Complete Breakdown

Core Inclusions: The Foundation of Every Janitorial Scope

When entering into a recurring commercial janitorial agreement, facility managers are often confused about which tasks are included in the base monthly price versus which services constitute billable specialty add-ons. Clear, transparent delineation is vital to avoiding misunderstandings and ensuring your facility receives the care it requires.

In professional commercial cleaning, base janitorial services cover all daily and recurring housekeeping, sanitation, and waste handling tasks needed to keep an operating facility sanitary, safe, and visually orderly.

• Surface Dusting & Antimicrobial Wiping: Desks, counters, filing cabinets, and conference tables.
• Restroom Sanitation: Toilets, urinals, sinks, mirrors, partition wiping, restocking dispensers, and floor mopping.
• Breakroom Care: Wiping tables, cleaning sinks, exterior appliance wipe-downs, and trash disposal.
• Trash & Recycling Collection: Emptying all office bins, replacing poly liners, and taking waste to property dumpsters.
• Floor Upkeep: Daily vacuuming of carpets and damp-mopping of hard surfaces.

Specialty Services: What Typically Costs Extra?

Certain high-intensity maintenance tasks require specialized heavy machinery, certified technicians, or significant chemical material expense. While these are rarely included in standard daily janitorial scopes, top-tier commercial cleaners like Camelback can bundle them into your monthly contract at discounted rates:

• Commercial Floor Stripping & Waxing: Removing old acrylic floor finish down to bare vinyl and reapplying multiple coats of high-solids wax.
• Deep Carpet Hot Water Extraction: Intensive steam cleaning to remove ground-in desert dirt and beverage stains.
• Exterior Multi-Story Window Cleaning: Utilizing lifts or pure-water reach poles to wash exterior curtain walls.
• Commercial High Dusting (Above 10 Feet): Utilizing scissor lifts or extension poles to clean industrial warehouse rafters, ductwork, and structural beams.
• Post-Construction Cleanup: Heavy debris hauling, paint scraping, and fine silica drywall dust extraction following remodels.

Who Provides the Cleaning Chemicals and Equipment?

Under a reputable commercial janitorial contract, the cleaning contractor should provide 100% of the cleaning chemicals, commercial HEPA vacuums, auto-scrubbers, microfiber mops, buckets, and personal protective equipment (PPE).

Consumables—such as paper hand towels, jumbo roll toilet tissue, liquid foam hand soap, and trash can liners—can either be supplied by the property manager or sourced directly through the cleaning company's wholesale purchasing discount program, saving buildings up to 25% on supply costs.