Custodian

• Summary

This scope of work provides an overview of the custodial services to be fulfilled on campus. The following areas are included:

• Entrances, lobby, and halls
• Classrooms, library, offices, and conference rooms
• Floors, walls, windows, and doors
• Gym
• Nurse Office
• Cafeteria
• PE offices
• Restrooms

Custodial services will at FCA Schertz be provided at the APPA Cleaning Standard Level 2 (See Below).

• Custodial Services

• Common Areas (Entrances and Public Areas)

• Clean public telephones
• Clean and disinfect water fountains
• Vacuum walk-off mats
• Clean exterior glass doors/sidelights
• Spot clean carpets
• Maintain exterior entrances
• Maintain sidewalks, parking areas for trash
• Clean and sanitize drinking fountains
• Clean and polish thresholds
• Damp wipe surfaces
• Treat wood surfaces
• Dust locker tops

• Classrooms

• Wash/wipe white boards when no information remains
• Empty and clean pencil sharpeners
• Spot clean and vacuum carpet
• Vacuum and mop tile floors
• Spot clean furniture including desks
• Clean and polish thresholds

• Restrooms, Gym, and Kitchen

• Clean and sanitize fixtures
• Clean floors
• Clean and disinfect water fountains
• Check and replenish consumable goods
• Clean and sanitize dispensers
• Clean mirror frames and surfaces
• Polish stainless steel
• Dust air vents
• Spot clean benches, chairs, and bleachers
• Clean and sanitize toilets

• Offices

• Clean/disinfect phones
• Clean and polish thresholds
• Vacuum and spot-clean carpet

• General Office Areas

• Spot clean glass
• Clean and polish thresholds
• Dust furniture
• Vacuum and spot- clean carpet

• Science Lab

• Clean and polish thresholds
• Damp wipe marble surfaces

• Nurse Office

• Vacuum and mop tile floor
• Clean glass
• Clean and disinfect sinks, open counter areas
• Clean vents

• Stairwells

• Spot microfiber hard surface floors
• Spot clean hard rails
• Damp wipe walls

• Weight room

• Wipe down and sanitize fitness equipment
• Check and refill dispensers

• Elevators

• Clean panel buttons
• Spot clean cab interior
• Clean elevator tracks

• Library

• Clean and polish thresholds
• Vacuum and spot clean carpet
• Wipe down glass

• Break Areas/Kitchen for Staff-Faculty

• Clean and disinfect counters and sink areas
• Clean appliance exteriors
• Clean and polish thresholds
• Clean ground windows
• Clean interior of refrigerators

• Trash Removal

• Waste removal shall be to designated containers.
• Trash containers shall be kept clean.

• Tasks as needed

• Remove all trash and replace liners as needed
• Spot clean walls, floors, and doors
• Thoroughly vacuum all carpeted areas
• Extract carpets
• Microfiber mop hard surface floors
• Damp microfiber mop hard surface floor
• Clean baseboards, where accessible
• Dust horizontal surfaces (including chair bases, table legs, knee wells)
• Dust blinds
• High dust 70" from floors including vents
• Clean air returns
• Sweep storage spaces
• Burnish hard surface floors
• Extract Walk off mats
• Auto scrub hard surface floors
• Strip and refinish hard surface floors
• Treat wood surfaces
• Scrub restroom floors
• Auto scrub gym floors

• APPA Cleaning Standards

• Level 1 – Orderly Spotlessness

• Floors and base moldings shine and/or are bright and clean; colors are fresh. There is no buildup in corners or along walls
• All vertical and horizontal surfaces have a freshly cleaned or polished appearance and have no accumulation of dust, dirt, marks streaks, smudges, or fingerprints. Lights all work and fixtures are clean.
• Washroom and shower fixtures and tile gleam and are odor-free. Supplies are adequate.
• Trash containers and pencil sharpeners hold only daily waste, are clean and odor-free.

• Level 2 – Ordinary Tidiness

• Floors and base moldings shine and/or are bright and clean. There is no buildup in corners or along walls, but there can be up to two days’ worth of dust, dirt, stains, or streaks.
• All vertical and horizontal surfaces are clean, but marks, dust, smudges, and fingerprints are noticeable upon close observation. Lights all work and fixtures are clean.
• Washroom and shower fixtures and tile gleam and are odor-free. Supplies are adequate.
• Trash containers and pencil sharpeners hold only daily waste, are clean and odor-free.

• Level 3 – Casual Inattention

• Floors are swept or vacuumed clean, but upon close observation there can be stains. A buildup of dirt and/or floor finish in corners and along walls can be seen.
• There are dull spots and/or matted carpet in walking lanes. There are streaks or splashes on base molding.
• All vertical and horizontal surfaces have obvious dust, dirt, marks, smudges, and fingerprints. Lamps all work and fixtures are clean.
• Trash containers and pencil sharpeners hold only daily waste, are clean and odor-free.

• Level 4 – Moderate Dinginess

• Floors are swept or vacuumed clean, but are dull, dingy, and stained. There is a noticeable buildup of dirt and/or floor finish in corners and along walls.
• There is a dull path and/or obviously matted carpet in the walking lanes. Base molding is dull and dingy with streaks or splashes.
• All vertical and horizontal surfaces have conspicuous dust, dirt, smudges, fingerprints, and marks. Lamp fixtures are dirty and some lamps (up to 5 percent) are burned out.
• Trash containers and pencil sharpeners have old trash and shavings. They are stained, marked, and smell sour.

• Level 5 – Unkempt Neglect

• Floors and carpets are dull, dirty, scuffed, and/or matted. There is a conspicuous buildup of old dirt and/or floor finish in corners and along walls. Base molding is dirty, stained, and streaked. Gum, stains, dirt, dust balls, and trash are broadcast.
• All vertical and horizontal surfaces have major accumulations of dust, dirt, smudges, and fingerprints, all of which will be difficult to remove. Lack of attention is obvious.
• Light fixtures are dirty with dust balls and flies. Many lamps (more than 5 percent) are burned out.
• Trash containers are stained and marked and/or smell sour.
• Overflown pencil sharpeners