by Brianna Crandall — December 12, 2014—Grosvenor Building Services, one of the first building services providers in Florida to have achieved Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) certification from ISSA and to deliver green and sustainable cleaning programs, recently announced that it was awarded a $4.5 million contract by the Florida Department of Management Services.
The five-year contract calls for Grosvenor to provide custodial services for various state-owned facilities in both North and South Florida. The company was evaluated based on company qualifications, approach to the project, and pricing. Initially providing services to DMS Region 3, Grosvenor has expanded its coverage in other regions of the state, including Region 2 (Tallahassee) and Region 5 (South Florida). Currently Grosvenor cleans more than 4 million square feet of DMS-managed facilities on a daily basis.
The agreement also provides the possibility of a five-year renewal. In addition, DMS is in the process of evaluating this contract for approval as an alternate contract source, which would allow other agencies to “piggyback” on this agreement.
“While this is a significant business win for Grosvenor Building Services, it is also an opportunity for us to participate in a project that brings considerable efficiencies to the state,” said Rita McCauley, Grosvenor Building Services CEO. “As a CIMS-certified green cleaning services provider, we are able to demonstrate, through the use of eco-friendly products and techniques, the advantages that this approach brings to the people who work and visit these government buildings. Grosvenor’s ability to successfully support large, geographically dispersed environments while complying with the high levels of competence required makes our services a great fit for this assignment.”
Established in Ireland in 1959 and with U.S. headquarters established in Orlando, Florida, in 1984, Grosvenor Building Services is a family-owned and -operated security, cleaning and facility services company. Grosvenor delivers green cleaning and eco-friendly techniques to hundreds of thousands of square feet of large complexes including government buildings, transportation terminals, and college and school campuses. Grosvenor says its Startup Plan and Phase-In-Schedule are applied to each unique environment to create a smooth transition and minimize disruption during start up and beyond, particularly when dealing with multiple buildings spanning large geographic areas.
