Pricing commercial cleaning work correctly is one of the hardest parts of running a cleaning business. This janitorial bid calculator helps contractors estimate pricing for offices, banks, medical offices, and other commercial accounts by factoring in labor, frequency, overhead, supplies, travel, and profit goals.
Instead of relying on guesswork, this tool gives cleaning contractors a more structured way to estimate what a job should be worth and whether the account is likely to be profitable.
What This Tool Does
The Janitorial Bid Calculator helps estimate:
- price per visit
- weekly, monthly, and annual revenue
- labor cost per visit
- broker or account manager split
- supply and travel costs
- monthly profit
- target profit margin
- suggested minimum price per visit
It also allows users to choose between different labor models, including hourly subcontractor pay or percentage-based revenue splits.
Who This Tool Helps
This calculator is useful for:
- independent janitorial contractors
- owner-operators
- cleaning subcontractors
- small cleaning companies
- new cleaning businesses learning how to price work
- experienced contractors reviewing account profitability
It is especially helpful for businesses bidding on recurring commercial cleaning accounts where underpricing can quickly turn a job into a loss.
How to Use It
- Download the spreadsheet using the link below.
- Upload it to Google Drive and open it with Google Sheets, or use it in Excel.
- Enter your estimated hours, cleaning frequency, billing rate, and job costs.
- Add any subcontractor pay, broker split, supply cost, travel cost, and monthly overhead.
- Review the outputs to see your projected revenue, costs, and profit margin.
- Use the suggested minimum price field to compare your estimate against your target profitability.
Why This Matters
A lot of cleaning companies price jobs too loosely. They may estimate based only on hours and rate, without accounting for supplies, drive time, subcontractor pay, broker fees, or overhead. That can make a job look profitable on paper while actually producing very little income.
A structured bid calculator helps reduce underbidding, improves consistency, and makes it easier to understand whether an account is truly worth taking on. It can also help newer contractors learn the financial side of the cleaning business more quickly.
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