If you own or are responsible for maintaining a large establishment, then the need to have the place cleaned everyday must be quite apparent. Places like large offices, shopping malls, retails areas, schools, colleges and universities always need proper cleaning and janitorial services to ensure a clean and healthy working environment.

But most of the time, it is a very problematic situation when you try to maintain in-house staff for doing the cleaning jobs. The headache of overseeing everything by yourself can be avoided by outsourcing the work to commercial cleaning services. These services can provide you a hassle free solution to all your cleaning needs. Not only will a contractor cleaning service lighten up your day-to-day responsibilities, but they are more efficient and thorough with their work since this is what they do all day, everyday.

But the process of hiring such a company can be tricky. You must make sure that you are hiring the right company for your establishment. There are many factors to take care of when you make the decision to hire a commercial cleaning service.

First, you must do some research to find the most professional cleaning service providers. You can ask other peer establishments, like other offices or other colleges, who are outsourcing their cleaning work. Ask them for their opinion, as well as their experience with their current provider. This little exercise will give you an idea about what you can expect in a real life situation, despite the promises made by all the contractors.

Next, invite those cleaning service contractors to meetings that you think can handle your cleaning requirements. Space out the meetings so that you get time to consider and think after each meeting. Meet face to face with the representatives and invite them to make a proposal. Listen to them intently and talk to them about their proposal. Ask for clarifications on the information they have provided, and ask them about their other contracts as well as their references. While you are listening to the person, make a mental note of how the situation is making your feel. You have to make sure that you are completely comfortable with the entire proposal and you also need to be comfortable with the people running the company. If you have a gut feeling that the proposal is not right for you, you must carefully consider what kind of a commitment you're about to make.

Once all the meetings are over, go over the proposals one more time and think of the respective meeting experiences you have had with them. Now is the time to carefully consider all the factors. Before you finalize a decision, make sure that you are getting all the services that your space requires. It is always a good idea to go with the proposal that offers a complete solution.

While you are short listing companies, call their references, run background checks on them and ensure that they are reliable and well-reputed companies. It is usually a good idea to go with established cleaning service companies instead of startups, but if the startup already has a good reputation and portfolio, then you might consider them.