Dave,

I can't speak to the products, but one word of caution. Be sure to set
up the contract in such a way as to minimize security problems.  When
our University switched to contracted custodial services we lost a
faithful custodian who felt 'ownership' and really helped look out for
things, and began having all sorts of problems.  We finally had to
insist that they clean while staff was on duty rather than at night as
they did everywhere else. (I stayed at night if they had to do floors
that couldn't be done when people were there.)

Some of our specific problems included: continual changes of personnel,
including frequent substitutes requiring constant retraining; theft when
the cleaning company's contract was not renewed; and with the next
company a night floor waxing crew that found it humorous to decorate
certain body parts of unclothed mannequins.

Obviously I'm not a fan of contracted custodial work. A museum needs
someone loyal and careful who feels part of the 'team'.

Lucy Sperlin


Dave Morgan wrote:
>
> Our museum will soon be moving into a new building and will be
> contracting with a cleaning service for our janitorial needs.  I am
> pretty sure this is not a good idea but am told this is the way it will
> be.  So- I am in the process of developing guidelines for cleaning all
> the galleries and other spaces where collections will be present.  My
> question is, is there a list of recommended cleaning supplies/solutions
> for such areas?  They will not be cleaning artifacts but will be
> cleaning the cases, vitrines, floor, signage, and just about everything
> else. The liquid cleaning solutions (ammonia, chlorine, etc) are what I
> am most concerned about since I am sure spray bottles and mops will be
> the tools of choice.  Thank you in advance for any information you can
> forward.

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