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Commercial Cleaning Bid Calculator

Estimate a service price from user-supplied labor hours, loaded labor rate, direct costs and target markup on cost.

Enter Labor hours per service period, Loaded labor cost per hour (USD), Other direct costs per period (USD), Markup on cost (%) to calculate Estimated cost per service period, Bid price per service period, Gross profit per service period, Effective gross margin on bid price (%).

Professional example: Build a recurring service price from labor and direct expenses. The example inputs remain editable and must be replaced with current site or product data before operational use.

Inputs

Workload inputs

Range: 0–100,000

Enter productive labor hours for one service period, using the same period as the direct costs and markup.

Range: 0–100,000 USD

Use the employer-specific loaded labor cost, not a bare wage, when labor burden is already included in the input.

Range: 0–10,000,000 USD

Enter other direct costs for the same service period and scope; do not mix monthly costs into a per-visit input.

Range: 0–1,000 %

Enter markup applied to cost. This is different from gross margin on the selling price.

Result

Bid price per service period
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Effective gross margin on bid price (%)
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Gross profit per service period
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Estimated cost per service period
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Formula

Calculation logic

Formula definitions and substituted values.

What to check

  • Example values are editable planning inputs. Confirm current product labels, facility measurements, supplier records, and local procedures before use.
  • Confirm the input units and relationships match the current label, supplier record, payroll record, or facility measurement before relying on the result.

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Use current supplier, payroll, and contract records. The result excludes any cost component not entered and is not a quote, tax determination, or profit guarantee.