Venture Lab

Commercial cleaning bid calculator

Build a cleaning quote from your actual labor, expenses and scope. See where every dollar goes.

Preparing the workspace…

Job costs

Time & labor

Use total crew labor-hours: two people × one hour = two labor-hours. Enter cleanable area and measured productivity.

Other costs per visit

Price & review

Use your own costs. Prices exclude tax.

Your bid

Enter the job costs, then calculate.

How it works

Margin and markup are different

At $100 cost, 25% markup gives a $125 price and 20% margin. A 25% target margin requires $133.33.

Margin price = total cost ÷ (1 − target margin)
Markup price = total cost × (1 + markup)

Compare estimated and actual time

After a trial visit, enter actual crew labor-hours to compare profit at the quoted price. Other costs stay fixed. Use representative visits before revising scope or pricing.

What appears in the client proposal?

Client printouts show scope, frequency and price. Wages, costs, margins and actual hours stay private. The internal CSV includes those costs; do not send it as a proposal.

Can I use it for specialist cleaning?

Specialist work needs its own scope, training and equipment costs. This general model supplies no pricing benchmarks or cleaning protocols.

How to use

Describe the job, estimate total person-hours, and enter labor and overhead costs. Choose markup or target margin, then print the customer-facing quote.

What to check

Use costs and productivity from your business. This tool does not provide market rates or specialized cleaning protocols.