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# Commercial Office Cleaning in Minneapolis & St. Paul

KLY cleans offices in Minneapolis, St. Paul and 49 other Twin Cities suburbs at $55 per hour per cleaner, the same flat rate we charge homeowners. Two cleaners finish a typical 2,000–3,000 square-foot suite in two to three hours, which puts most after-hours visits between $220 and $330.

**Price:** $55/hr per cleaner — the same flat rate residential and commercial, no premium for business work.
**Phone:** (651) 206-6757 | **Bonded & insured** (general liability + workers' compensation), certificates on request.

Nightly, weekly or twice-a-month office cleaning across the Twin Cities metro. Workstations, conference rooms, break rooms and restrooms are reset before your team badges in the next morning.

## What goes wrong in an office cleaning contract

- A crew that changes every week never learns which conference room hosts the Monday client meeting or which door needs a badge.
- Restrooms that run out of paper by Wednesday afternoon because nobody was made responsible for checking the dispensers.
- Invoices that grow line by line — floor charges, supply charges, holiday surcharges — none of which appeared in the original bid.
- A vendor who cannot produce a certificate of insurance when the landlord asks for one before granting after-hours building access.
- Desk surfaces wiped while keyboards, phones and light switches are skipped, so the touch points people actually share stay untouched.

## Office cleaning is a workplace obligation, not a nicety

OSHA’s sanitation standard, 29 CFR 1910.141, requires every employer to keep the workplace clean to the extent the nature of the work allows and to maintain toilet facilities in a sanitary condition. That rule covers a twelve-person suite in Lowertown exactly as it covers a factory floor, and a janitorial contract is how most Twin Cities employers meet it.

The CDC’s guidance for non-healthcare facilities is more specific than most business owners expect: routine cleaning with soap or detergent once a day is normally enough, and a disinfection step is warranted when someone who was sick has been in the space within the previous 24 hours. We build office schedules around that distinction — daily cleaning as the baseline, targeted disinfection when your office manager tells us somebody came in ill.

It is also why we do not sell fogging, ozone treatments or a standing “sanitizing” surcharge. Cleaning the surface first is what allows any disinfectant to work at all, and the EPA-registered products our crews carry only deliver the kill claim on the label when the surface stays wet for the full contact time printed there.


## After-hours, pre-open or daytime — how Twin Cities offices schedule us

Offices generally pick one of three windows. Evening cleaning between 5 and 9 PM is the most common: the floor is empty, the crew moves quickly, and staff arrive to a finished space. A pre-open crew starting around 5 AM suits tenants whose leases restrict evening elevator use. Daytime cleaning works for suites under roughly 3,000 square feet, where one cleaner can work around a handful of people without disruption.

Downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul buildings add one more variable: the certificate of insurance a property manager wants on file before issuing after-hours access cards. KLY carries general liability and workers’ compensation, is bonded, and sends a certificate naming your business and your landlord as additional insured before the first visit.

Frequency follows headcount more closely than square footage. Suites with steady walk-in traffic — front desks, law firms running client meetings, agencies with a shared kitchen — normally book three to five nights a week. A back-office floor without visitors stays presentable on one or two visits plus a quarterly pass over baseboards and vents.


## What $55 an hour actually buys in an office

The rate covers the cleaner, the supplies, the vacuum, the mop and the microfiber. There is no equipment line, no chemical charge and no commercial premium: a business pays precisely what a household pays, which is unusual in this market and the single most common reason an office moves its contract to us.

Because cost scales with hours, the honest way to quote is to walk the space. A 1,200 square-foot suite with one restroom is usually one cleaner for 90 minutes to two hours. A 5,000 square-foot floor with two restrooms, a kitchen and eight private offices normally runs two cleaners for three hours. The written estimate follows a 20-minute walk-through and does not move unless your scope does.

Recurring schedules cost less per visit than one-off work, typically 10 to 15 percent less, because a space cleaned every week needs fewer hours than one cleaned every quarter. Agreements run month to month with 30 days’ notice — KLY has never asked an office client to sign a multi-year commitment.

## What a standard office visit covers

### Workstations & Private Offices

- Desks, credenzas and shared work surfaces dusted and wiped
- Monitors, keyboards, phones and chair armrests disinfected
- Chair bases, table legs and baseboards dusted down to the floor
- Interior glass, partition panels and door glass spot-cleaned
- Waste and paper recycling emptied, liners replaced

### Conference & Reception Areas

- Conference tables cleared and wiped, chairs squared to the table
- Whiteboards cleaned and markers returned to the ledge
- Reception desk, lobby seating and side tables detailed
- Entry glass and door push plates cleaned on both sides
- Floors vacuumed or dust-mopped, then damp-mopped

### Restrooms

- Toilets, urinals, sinks and fixtures scrubbed and disinfected
- Mirrors, partitions and dispenser fronts polished
- Soap, paper towel and tissue restocked from your supply
- Floors mopped with attention to the base of every fixture
- Waste emptied and receptacle interiors wiped out

### Break Room & Kitchen

- Counters, sinks and backsplashes cleaned and sanitized
- Microwave interiors, refrigerator fronts and cabinet faces wiped
- Coffee station cleared, drip trays rinsed, surfaces dried
- Tables and chairs wiped, floors swept and mopped
- Trash and recycling emptied and re-lined

## Hiring in-house versus a KLY janitorial contract

What changes when office cleaning moves from a payroll line to an hourly contract

|   | An in-house cleaner | A KLY contract |
|---|---|---|
| Cost basis | Wage plus payroll tax, insurance and paid leave | $55 per hour per cleaner, billed only for hours worked |
| When they are out sick | The office goes uncleaned until they return | A trained replacement from the same W-2 team |
| Supplies and equipment | Bought, stored and replaced by you | Carried in and out by the crew, included in the rate |
| Injury on your premises | Your exposure as the employer | Our general liability and workers’ compensation |
| Changing the frequency | Renegotiating an employment arrangement | 30 days’ notice, in writing |

## Why commercial clients choose KLY

- **Owners answer the phone.** Dmytro and Alyna Klynoff pick up the number on this page. A scope change is settled in one call, not a ticket queue.
- **The same crew every visit.** Offices are staffed with background-checked W-2 employees who learn your floor plan, not rotating contractors.
- **One rate, commercial or residential.** Offices are billed at the identical $55 hourly rate as houses — no after-hours multiplier, no square-foot minimum.
- **Insurance a landlord will accept.** General liability, workers’ compensation and a bond, with certificates issued to your property manager on request.
- **A record worth checking.** KLY has held a 4.9-star average across more than 470 Google and Thumbtack reviews since opening in 2023.

## Twin Cities offices we clean

Minneapolis and St. Paul account for most of our office volume — downtown suites, North Loop studios, Lowertown creative space and the professional offices along University Avenue. Beyond the core we clean corporate-park tenants in Eagan and Bloomington, professional suites in Edina and Woodbury, and the newer suburban campuses in Eden Prairie, Plymouth, Maple Grove and Burnsville. All 51 cities in our residential service area are served commercially as well.

Highest volume: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Bloomington, Edina, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Plymouth, Woodbury, Maple Grove, Burnsville. All 51 cities in the KLY service area are covered commercially — see [/areas.md](/areas.md).

## FAQ

**How much does office cleaning cost in Minneapolis?**
$55 per hour per cleaner, with no commercial premium. A 2,000 to 3,000 square-foot office normally takes two cleaners two to three hours, so most Minneapolis offices land between $220 and $330 per visit.

**Do you clean offices after business hours?**
Yes. Most office clients book an evening window between 5 and 9 PM, and some prefer a pre-open crew that starts around 5 AM. Both are billed at exactly the same hourly rate as daytime work.

**Can you provide a certificate of insurance for our building?**
Yes. KLY carries general liability and workers’ compensation and is bonded. Certificates naming your business and, where the lease requires it, your property manager as additional insured are issued before the first cleaning.

**How often should a small office be cleaned?**
Suites with daily visitors or a shared kitchen usually need three to five visits a week. A back-office floor without client traffic stays presentable on one or two visits plus a quarterly pass over baseboards and vents.

**Do we have to sign a long-term contract?**
No. Office schedules run month to month and either side may end them with 30 days’ written notice. Recurring clients pay roughly 10 to 15 percent less per visit than one-time bookings because the space needs fewer hours.

**Which office tasks fall outside your scope?**
We do not clean kitchen exhaust hoods, and we do not run floor-stripping, waxing or extraction machines. Everything else on a normal office scope — surfaces, restrooms, break rooms, floors and glass within reach — is included.

## Book Office Cleaning

Phone: (651) 206-6757 | Email: kly.housecleaning@gmail.com | Free walk-through and a written estimate before any commitment.

## Related

- [Commercial Cleaning Overview](/commercial.md)
- [Apartment & Multi-Unit Cleaning](/commercial/apartment-cleaning.md)
- [Medical & Dental Cleaning](/commercial/medical-cleaning.md)
- [Restaurant & Food-Service Cleaning](/commercial/restaurant-cleaning.md)
- [Warehouse & Industrial Cleaning](/commercial/warehouse-cleaning.md)
- [All Services](/services.md)
- [Service Areas](/areas.md)
- [Contact](/contact.md)