Office cleaning checklist for commercial buildings
Room by room, what gets cleaned in Minneapolis offices and commercial buildings, and how often each task usually happens.

Lobby and entrances
| Task | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Vacuuming or mopping entry mats and lobby floors | Each visit |
| Cleaning entry door glass | Each visit |
| Wiping reception counters | Each visit |
| Dusting furniture and ledges | Once a week |
Offices and workstations
| Task | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Emptying trash and recycling | Each visit |
| Vacuuming carpet, mopping hard floors | Each visit |
| Dusting cleared desk surfaces | Once a week |
| Wiping phones and touch points | Once a week |
Restrooms
| Task | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Disinfecting sinks, toilets and urinals after cleaning | Each visit |
| Restocking paper and soap | Each visit |
| Mopping floors | Each visit |
| Cleaning partitions and walls | Once a month |
Break rooms and kitchens
| Task | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Wiping counters, tables and sinks | Each visit |
| Cleaning appliance exteriors | Each visit |
| Cleaning the microwave interior | Once a week |
| Wiping cabinet fronts | Once a month |
Periodic and floor work
| Task | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Machine scrubbing hard floors | Once a month |
| High dusting and vents | Once a month |
| Extracting carpet | Quarterly to yearly |
| Stripping and waxing tile | Yearly or as needed |
Using this checklist
- Mark the rooms that exist in your building and rate how heavily people use them.
- Hand the same list to each provider you contact, so all of the quotes price identical work.
- Keep a copy, since it gives you a fair basis for reviewing the work during the first month.
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