Janitorial services are provided Monday through Friday . Special cleaning services can be arranged at tenant expense through the work order system or by calling the Building Management office at (312) 641-3411.

If a small cleaning problem should arise during working hours, please put a request in the work order system.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the cleaning services, please notify the Building Management’s Office.

JANITORIAL / CLEANING SPECIFICATIONS

Tenant Areas

• Sweep and spot damp mop all uncarpeted areas to remove spills, stains, heel marks, etc. Remove gum, or any other foreign matter adhering to floors. Completely damp mop all heavily trafficked areas, including corridors, entrance areas, cafeterias/vending areas, kitchens and coffee rooms weekly.
• Spot vacuum carpeted areas and rugs nightly. Completely vacuum all carpet once per week. Pay special attention to high traffic areas.
• Remove all visible dirt and debris.
• Empty all waste containers. Damp wipe waste containers as necessary.
• Remove waste paper and waste materials to the dock area of the building using janitor carts / carriages. Contractor's personnel to place waste material in compactors in accordance with building's recycling program and operate compactors nightly.
• Dust with a treated cloth or mitt all horizontal surfaces that can be reached without a ladder, i.e., desks, file cabinets, binder bins, cubicles, window sills, book cases, ledges, trim, etc. nightly. Areas should be cleaned to the best of your ability around any items located on these items - do not move items.
• Dust with a treated cloth conference room tables nightly.
• Spot clean to remove dirt, finger marks, smudges, etc. from all doors, door frames, switch plates, walls, glass areas adjacent to doors, push plates, handles, railings, etc. nightly. Clean, polish and sanitize all drinking fountains and water coolers using germicidal solution nightly.
• Spot clean all glass entrance doors and side panels to remove finger marks, smudges, etc., nightly.
• Turn off lights and secure space when work assignments are complete nightly.
• Wash all glass entrance doors and side panels inside and out once per week.
• Dust baseboards, chair rails, trim, louvers, moldings and other "low-dust" areas once per week.
• Damp wipe all desk tops, credenza tops, table tops, counter tops and any other horizontal surfaces as necessary, but not less frequently than once per week.
• Damp mop uncarpeted areas once per week.
• Damp wipe clean interior building metal including doors, knobs, hinges, lock face plates, door saddles, push plates, kick plates, etc. using a cloth dampened with water only once per week.
• Do high dusting which includes the following once every three months:
• Dust pictures, frames, charts, graphs and similar wall hangings not reached in nightly cleaning.
• Dust all lighting fixtures, exposed pipes and ducts, ceiling vents, etc.
• Dust all vertical surfaces such as partition, ventilating louvers and vents, walls, trim, etc. not reached in nightly cleaning.
• Dust tops of cabinets, files, partitions, etc. not reached in nightly cleaning.
• Dust window frames.
• Machine scrub and recondition all resilient floors and vestibule areas using buffable non-slip type floor finish. Remove all scuffs, tar, gum and other marks once every three months.
• Machine strip, refinish and buff all resilient tile and other hard surfaced flooring using an approved, high solid, non-slip, non-staining, buffable floor finish once every three months.
• Wash and clean baseboards during floor refinishing operations once every three months.
• Wash and clean all vinyl base once per year.

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