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Office Cleaning · Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire
Office Cleaning Services in Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire
ATEB Cleaning Services cleans single-tenant offices, multi-tenant office buildings, and professional and financial offices across Central Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Every program starts with a written scope, runs around your workday, and is checked through scheduled inspections.
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Office Cleaning for Every Kind of Office Building
Single offices, shared buildings and secure professional suites need different scopes. ATEB writes each one around how the space is used and who is responsible for what.
Single-tenant offices
One scope agreed with your office or facilities manager.
Offices, conference rooms, break rooms, restrooms and entrances.
Multi-tenant office buildings
Common areas for the property manager; tenant suites under their own agreements.
The written scope states who arranges what.
Professional and financial offices
Law, accounting and financial offices where access matters.
Background-checked teams; keys, alarm codes and restricted rooms handled under written procedures.
Banks and medical practices
These have requirements, and pages, of their own.
Bank & credit union cleaning · Healthcare & medical cleaning
Not sure which fits your building? We recommend a scope at the walkthrough.
What Our Office Cleaning Includes
Office cleaning covers the areas below. Which tasks are done in each area, and how often, is set at the walkthrough and written into the approved scope before service starts.
Offices and workstations
Desk and work surfaces, trash and recycling removal, and dusting of reachable surfaces.
Restrooms
Cleaning, sanitizing and restocking of fixtures, counters, mirrors and dispensers.
Break rooms and kitchens
Counters, sinks, tables and appliance exteriors.
Conference and meeting rooms
Tables, chairs and surfaces, reset and ready for the next meeting.
Lobbies, corridors and common areas
Entrances, shared spaces and glass partitions.
Floors and detail work
Vacuuming, mopping and general floor maintenance, plus baseboards, high dusting of vents and fixtures and spot wall cleaning.
ATEB cleans commercial facilities only. We don’t offer residential or home cleaning.
Office Cleaning Checklist by Frequency
A typical starting point for an office program. Your own checklist is written at the walkthrough, area by area, and becomes part of your approved scope.
Typical checklist. Actual tasks and frequencies are set in each office’s written scope.
Office Cleaning Checklist
Typical single- or multi-tenant office
| Area | Tasks | Frequency | Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workstations and desks | Empty trash and recycling, wipe reachable desk surfaces, spot-clean glass partitions | Nightly | Typical |
| Restrooms | Clean and sanitize fixtures, counters and mirrors, restock paper and soap, mop floors | Nightly | Typical |
| Break rooms and kitchens | Wipe counters, tables, sinks and appliance exteriors, empty trash | Nightly | Typical |
| Lobby and entrances | Clean entrance glass and door handles, wipe touch points, vacuum mats | Daily | Typical |
| Floors | Vacuum carpet traffic lanes, mop hard floors | Nightly or several times a week | Typical |
| Conference rooms | Wipe tables and chairs, reset the room | Nightly or after use | Typical |
| Detail dusting | High and low dusting, baseboards, vents and partitions | Weekly | Typical |
| Periodic work | Carpet extraction, hard-floor scrubbing and refinishing, interior glass | Quarterly or as scheduled | Typical |
Typical starting point. Not an actual client checklist.Final checklist set at your walkthrough
Scheduled Around Your Workday
Offices need cleaning that happens when the space is empty, or quietly while it is in use. ATEB sets a cleaning window for each area, after hours, early in the morning or through day porter visits, and writes those windows into your scope.
Example schedule. Cleaning windows, frequencies and responsibilities are established with each facility.
Sample Cleaning Schedule
Illustrative multi-tenant office building
| Area | Cleaning window | Frequency | Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workstations and private offices | After office hours | Nightly | Example |
| Restrooms | After hours, plus day porter checks | Daily | Example |
| Break rooms and kitchens | After office hours | Nightly | Example |
| Conference rooms | After the last meeting | Nightly | Example |
| Lobby and entrance glass | Early morning, before opening | Daily | Example |
| Carpet extraction | Weekend | Periodic | To be agreed |
Example only. Not an actual client schedule.Windows set at your walkthrough
After hours
Recurring janitorial
- Restrooms and break rooms cleaned and sanitized
- Workstations, offices and conference rooms cleaned
- Trash and recycling removed
- Floors vacuumed and mopped
- Touch points and entrance glass cleaned
During business hours
Day porter
- Restroom checks and restocking through the day
- Break room and kitchen upkeep after busy times
- Lobby, entrance and reception kept presentable
- Spills and small messes handled as they happen
- Touch points wiped in shared areas
Recurring service can run from weekly to nightly, with day porter coverage during operating hours where the site needs it.
Office Cleaning, Janitorial, Commercial Cleaning and Day Porter: What’s the Difference?
The terms overlap, and quotes often mix them. Here is how they differ, so you can compare proposals on the same basis.
Office cleaning
Recurring cleaning of workspaces: desks, restrooms, break rooms, conference rooms and common areas.
Usually after hours, on a set schedule.
Janitorial services
The recurring cleaning and upkeep of any facility, including trash removal and restocking.
Office cleaning is janitorial work done in offices.
Commercial cleaning
The umbrella term for all non-residential cleaning, recurring or one-time.
Includes floor care, windows and post-construction work.
Day porter service
Cleaning staff on site during business hours.
Restrooms, break rooms, lobbies and spills while you work.
Read more: Office cleaning vs. janitorial services · How a day porter program works in multi-tenant offices
Specialty Services, Booked on Their Own or Added to Your Program
Each specialty service can be booked independently, as a one-time or periodic job, or added to a recurring janitorial program.
Commercial window cleaningBooked on its own or with a program
Interior and exterior glass, storefronts, entrance doors and office windows, booked on its own or on a set schedule with your program.
Floor scrubbing and care
Machine scrubbing of warehouse and production floors, and stripping and refinishing of hard floors in offices and corridors.
Carpet cleaning and extraction
Offices, conference rooms and corridors.
Power washing
Entrances, walkways, loading areas and building exteriors.
Post-construction cleaning
New buildings, renovations and tenant fit-outs.
Lease-ready cleaning
Vacant warehouse, industrial and office space prepared for a new tenant or a showing.
How We Keep Office Cleaning Consistent
A written scope
The areas, tasks, frequencies, cleaning windows and responsibilities agreed at the walkthrough are written down before service begins.
Your procedures in controlled areas
In labs, test areas and controlled environments, work follows facility-approved procedures, with cleaning responsibilities and equipment boundaries established in writing.
Scheduled inspections
Work is checked against the scope during scheduled inspections.
Access and security
Badges, keys, alarm procedures and authorized entry and exit arrangements are set up before service begins.
Insured and bonded
ATEB Cleaning Services is fully insured and bonded, with Commercial General Liability and Workers’ Compensation coverage.
Trained teams
Teams are trained in bloodborne pathogens awareness, disinfection protocols and PPE, and in the procedures of each site they clean.
Office Cleaning Projects
These projects are labelled with their real locations. Recurring service agreements and one-time projects are marked separately.
Featured project · Worcester, MA
A 37,000 sq ft office building for a property manager and its tenants
ATEB has cleaned this commercial office building in Worcester three days a week since November 2024, for a professional property management company and its tenants.
The program covers offices, restrooms, break rooms, hallways and common areas, routine floor cleaning and glass, with periodic carpet extraction and rapid response to unscheduled requests from property management.
Project Overview
- Facility
- Commercial office building
- Location
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- Size
- About 37,000 sq ft
- Service
- Janitorial, three days a week
- Engagement
- Recurring service for a property manager
- Record
- Continuous service since November 2024
Supporting projects
Hudson, NH
Lease-ready industrial and warehouse suite
A vacant 13,000 sq ft industrial and warehouse suite made lease-ready, with before-and-after photos delivered the same day.
Westminster, MA
Offices and a production floor under one after-hours program
An approximately 18,000 sq ft manufacturer whose offices and production areas are cleaned several times a week after hours.
Nashua, NH
Nightly janitorial for a 10,000 sq ft office
No missed cleanings since November 2024, run from our Nashua office.
Where we clean offices: Worcester County · Nashoba Valley · Merrimack Valley · MetroWest · Southern New Hampshire
Including Worcester · Leominster · Fitchburg · Nashua · Hudson, NH · Lowell · Chelmsford
How We Start a New Office Account
Walkthrough
We walk the office with you, area by area, and note hours, access, traffic and anything that is not working today.
Written scope and proposal
You receive a written scope listing areas, tasks, frequencies and cleaning windows, with a quotation.
Access and security setup
Keys, badges, alarm codes and entry and exit procedures are agreed in writing before the first clean.
Service starts
Cleaning begins on the agreed date, with the team working from the written scope. If you are switching providers, the start is timed around your current contract.
Inspections
Supervisors inspect against the scope, document findings and follow through on corrective actions.
Ongoing adjustments
One point of contact handles requests, schedule changes and scope updates as your office changes.
Office Cleaning Questions
Scope and frequency
What does office cleaning include?
Offices and workstations, restrooms, break rooms and kitchens, conference rooms, lobbies and common areas, floors and glass, plus detail work such as baseboards and high dusting. Which tasks are done, and how often, is set at the walkthrough and written into the approved scope.
How often should an office be cleaned?
Frequency is set area by area at the walkthrough, based on how many people use the space and how heavily. High-use areas such as restrooms, break rooms and entrances can be scheduled more often than private offices.
Is office cleaning the same as commercial cleaning?
Office cleaning is one kind of commercial cleaning. Commercial cleaning covers all non-residential buildings and one-time work such as post-construction cleaning; office cleaning is the recurring cleaning of workspaces, restrooms, break rooms and common areas in an office.
Cost and getting started
How much does office cleaning cost?
It depends on square footage, frequency, scope, day porter hours and access windows. We quote after a walkthrough, with a written scope. See what office cleaning costs per square foot.
How do we get started?
Schedule a walkthrough. Afterwards you receive a proposed written cleaning scope, a service quotation and start-date coordination. Schedule a walkthrough
How long does it take to clean an office?
It depends on square footage, layout, the number of restrooms and kitchens, and the scope. At the walkthrough we size the team and the cleaning window so the work fits the hours your office is empty.
Can you take over from our current cleaning company?
Yes. We walk the office, write the scope, and time the start date around your current contract so there is no gap in service.
Building types
Can you clean a multi-tenant office building?
Yes. We can clean common areas for the property manager, tenant suites under their own agreements, or both, with responsibilities written into the scope.
Do you clean bank branches and medical offices?
Yes. Bank branches and credit unions are cleaned under access and security procedures agreed in writing, and medical and dental offices within a scope the practice approves. See bank and credit union cleaning and healthcare and medical cleaning.
Every account
Are your cleaning teams background-checked?
Yes. ATEB runs background checks on its cleaning staff for every type of job, and access to your offices is set up under procedures agreed in writing before service begins.
Can you clean while our office is open?
Yes. A day porter can keep restrooms, break rooms, entrances and high-touch surfaces in order during business hours, alongside after-hours cleaning. See day porter services.
Who supplies paper products, soap and cleaning materials?
Paper products, soap and cleaning materials are supplied by you, or ATEB purchases and supplies them at cost. The arrangement you choose is written into your scope.
What happens if something is missed?
When an issue is identified, ATEB reviews it, takes appropriate corrective action, and documents the resolution. The issue is followed through to completion and reviewed during subsequent inspections. We communicate with the client as appropriate to the issue and agreed service procedures.
Are you insured?
Yes. ATEB Cleaning Services is fully insured and bonded, with Commercial General Liability and Workers’ Compensation coverage.
What Affects the Cost of Office Cleaning
Office cleaning is quoted after a walkthrough, not from a flat rate. The main factors are square footage and layout, how often each area is cleaned, the scope (tasks, floor types, restrooms and kitchens), day porter hours, cleaning windows and access arrangements, and periodic work such as floor care.
When you compare quotes, compare the written scopes: which areas are included and how often, whether paper, soap and liners are included, how periodic work is scheduled and priced, how problems are reported, and what insurance the company carries.
Related resources
Guides for office managers and property managers.
Plan Office Cleaning That Stays Consistent
Walk the building with us. We’ll review your facility’s cleaning needs, shift schedule and procedures, then prepare a written scope for recurring janitorial service or a standalone specialty project.
- 1On-site walkthrough
- 2Customized written scope
- 3Detailed proposal
Or call (978) 235-0205.
