Commercial Cleaning for General Contractors
LPJ works as your closeout subcontractor: final clean and interior paint under one contract, one point of contact, and a schedule built around your CO date. One coordinated sequence instead of three subs to chase.
Three service lines, one contract.
At closeout the schedule is everything: the CO date is fixed, the punch list is open, and the trades are still finishing. A cleaning sub who works on their own calendar is one more thing between you and the date. We built this side of the business the other way around, as a closeout partner that treats your turnover date as the fixed point and sequences around it.
LPJ can take the interior paint and the final clean together, on one contract. Buying them separately means coordinating separate subs against the same immovable date, and hoping their sequences do not collide.
What general contractors care about.
The CO date
The certificate of occupancy date is the fixed point. The schedule is built around it and re-sequenced when it moves.
Trades still on site
Someone is always still finishing something. The work is planned around active trades and phased by floor or area when that protects the date.
The walkthrough
A walkthrough is failed by details: overspray, stickers, grout haze, drywall dust on ledges. The final clean looks for exactly those.
Finished surfaces
New floors, glass and millwork are finished by the time we detail them, and the method is chosen for the surface so nothing is damaged.
One sub instead of three
Final clean and interior paint on one contract, with floor care, interior windows and pressure washing available on the same one. COI on request.
How a closeout runs.
| Cadence | Rough clean during construction, final clean before turnover, touch-up after the walkthrough. |
|---|---|
| Time of day | Around the trades and your CO date. |
| Crew | One account manager who owns every scope on your job. |
The checklist.
- Debris removed from the space
- Dust off every horizontal surface and ledge
- Overspray, adhesive and labels removed
- Grout haze and paint specks cleaned
- Interior glass and fixtures finished
Equipment, supplies and the record.
Equipment
Equipment chosen for each finished surface, with floor equipment for new floors.
Supplies
Every cleaning chemical, tool and supply is included. The container is generally yours; we load it.
Documentation
Every visit is on the record in your client portal, with its photos. COI on request, W-9 on file.
The schedules we quote.
| Post-construction cleaning | Per project, sequenced around your CO date |
|---|---|
| Painting | Interiors typically every 7 to 10 years, exteriors every 5 to 7, touch-ups sooner |
| Window washing | Monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually or one-time |
Why GCs use us.
One contract for the close
Final clean and interior paint on a single agreement, with floor care, interior window cleaning, pressure washing and debris removal available on the same one. One agreement to manage instead of a stack of separate subs to coordinate. COI on request.
One point of contact
One account manager who owns every scope we run on your job, so there is never a question about whose line a request falls under, and no routing between vendors when the date moves.
We work to your schedule
We are generally the last cleaning trade in. We plan around the trades still finishing, and we build the schedule around your CO date, re-sequencing when it shifts. Five days' notice lets us staff correctly and walk the scope.
What GCs ask.
When do you come in relative to the other trades?
Last, from a cleaning standpoint. On projects where we're handling multiple scopes, our own sequence is painting, then floor work, then the post-construction clean, so the final clean happens after our other trades are off the space, not alongside them. We schedule against your turnover date and work around whoever's still finishing.
Can you work while other trades are still on site?
Yes. Most closeouts aren't a clean handoff. Someone's always still finishing something. We plan around active trades rather than waiting for an empty building, and we'll phase by floor or by area if that keeps your schedule moving.
What's the difference between a rough clean and a final clean?
Rough clean is debris removal and gross cleanup during construction, clearing the space so other trades can work. Final clean is the detail pass before turnover: dust, drywall residue, paint specks, adhesive, stickers, grout haze, interior glass, fixtures. Touch-up is the pass after the walkthrough. They're separate scopes and we price and schedule them separately.
What happens if our CO date moves?
It usually does. Tell us as early as you can and we'll re-sequence. We build the schedule around your date rather than a fixed slot on ours.
Got a project closing out?
Send us the scope and the date. We'll put final clean and interior paint on one contract and build it around your turnover.