LunarCleaning ServicesHow to Compare Cleaning Quotes
Two cleaning quotes only compare if they cover the same work. Here is how strata managers, committees and business owners line them up before looking at the price.
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Why cleaning quotes rarely line up
Most buildings and businesses get two or three quotes, and the numbers are often far apart. Usually that is not because one cleaner is cheap and another is greedy. It is because the quotes are for different work. One includes the car park sweep, one leaves it out. One cleans the lift tracks weekly, one does it monthly. One supplies bin liners and hand towel, one bills them separately.
Until the scopes match, the price tells you very little. A quote that looks 20 per cent cheaper is often 20 per cent less work.
The checklist
- Ask every cleaner for the areas, the tasks and the frequency in writing, not a single monthly figure.
- Check who supplies products, equipment and consumables like bin liners, hand towel and toilet paper.
- Check what counts as periodic work: high pressure cleaning, carpet cleaning, internal windows, car park scrubbing.
- Ask what happens when something is missed, and who you call when it does.
- Ask how access is handled: keys, swipe cards, alarm codes and after-hours entry.
- Ask for a reference you can ring, ideally a building or business like yours.
Put the quotes side by side
Make a simple table with one row for each area of the site and one column for each cleaner. Fill in the task and how often it is done. Gaps show up straight away: the cleaner who left the stairwells off, the one who quoted the bin room monthly instead of weekly, the one who never mentioned the lift.
Then ask each cleaner to fill their own gaps, in writing, and to re-price if they need to. Now the prices are for the same work, and the cheapest number actually means something.
Questions worth asking before you sign
- Who will actually clean the site, and will it be the same people each visit?
- How do you check the work, and how will we know it was done?
- What notice is needed to change the scope or end the agreement?
- Is anything in this price an estimate that could change after the first month?
A good cleaner answers these plainly. If the answers are vague before you sign, they rarely get clearer after.
Where to start
Our strata cleaning scope checklist gives you the rows for that table, and the strata cleaning cost guide explains what moves the price. If you'd like a scope written for your own building or premises, we walk the site first and put every area and frequency in writing before we price it. Call 0404 725 281 or use the form below.
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Comparing quotes: common questions
Should I always pick the cheapest quote?
Only once the scopes match. Before that, the cheapest quote is usually the one with the least work in it.
How many quotes should I get?
Two or three is enough for most buildings and businesses, as long as each one is for the same written scope.
Send us a message
Tell us a little about the job, and the best number to reach you on.
- We call you to ask a few questions about the site.
- Walkthrough we look at every area with you.
- Written scope and price itemised, so you can compare.
P.S. The walkthrough is a site visit, not a sales pitch. If we're not the right cleaner for your building or business, we'll tell you.
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