Multi-State Commercial Facility Services • Cleaning • Floor Care • Restoration • Post-Construction
Our Promise
We help general contractors and developers deliver buildings on schedule — clean, inspected, and ready for occupancy.
Post-Construction Cleaning Built Around Your Project Schedule. Not Ours.
From rough clean through final detail — SCSGroup coordinates directly with your site superintendent to deliver occupancy-ready buildings on your timeline, with documented phase sign-offs at every stage.
GCs and Developers Aren't Thinking About Cleaning. They're Thinking About the Turnover Date.
The facility challenges that affect construction projects aren't cleaning problems. They're schedule problems, inspection problems, and owner relationship problems. Here's the language we hear from site superintendents, project managers, and developers.
The Schedule Is the Contract
On a construction project, every day of delay has a cost — liquidated damages, carrying costs, tenant penalties, or owner frustration. A cleaning vendor who can't hit the turnover date isn't a vendor. They're a liability.
Punch List Completion Requires a Cleaning Partner Who Understands Construction
Post-construction cleaning isn't janitorial work. It requires understanding construction sequences, knowing what surfaces need what treatment, and coordinating with trades who are still on site. Most cleaning companies don't know the difference between a rough clean and a final detail.
Occupancy Inspections Are Pass/Fail
A building that fails an occupancy inspection because of cleaning deficiencies is a GC's worst outcome. The inspector doesn't care that the cleaning crew was short-staffed. The certificate doesn't get issued until the building is ready.
Multi-Phase Projects Require Phased Cleaning Programs
Large commercial projects don't turn over all at once. Phased occupancy, tenant improvement coordination, and sequential floor releases require a cleaning partner who can manage complex schedules across multiple active zones.
Construction Debris Is Not Standard Cleaning
Drywall dust, adhesive residue, paint overspray, caulk smears, concrete splatter, and construction film on glass require specialized equipment and techniques. A standard janitorial crew will damage surfaces trying to clean them.
Coordination With Active Trades Is a Skill
Post-construction cleaning happens while electricians, HVAC techs, and finish carpenters are still on site. A cleaning crew that can't work around active trades — or that creates safety hazards — gets pulled off the job.
Specialty Surfaces Require Specialty Knowledge
Polished concrete, architectural glass, natural stone, custom millwork, and high-end fixtures require specific cleaning protocols. The wrong product or technique on the wrong surface creates a warranty claim and a delay.
Owner Walkthroughs Happen Once
The owner walkthrough is the moment of truth. A building that presents poorly at owner walkthrough — regardless of how much work went into it — creates doubt about the entire project. First impressions at turnover are permanent.
Every Phase of Our Program Supports a Specific Project Turnover Objective.
We don't lead with services. We lead with outcomes. Here's how our post-construction cleaning programs map directly to the project objectives that drive GC and developer decisions.
Hit the Turnover Date
We build our cleaning schedule around your project schedule — not the other way around. Rough clean, final clean, and detail clean are sequenced to your construction milestones, with buffer built in for trade delays.
Pass the Occupancy Inspection
We know what inspectors look for. Our final clean checklist is built around occupancy inspection standards — not general cleaning standards. The building is ready before the inspector arrives.
Protect Specialty Surfaces
Our crews are trained on construction-specific surface protocols — architectural glass, polished concrete, natural stone, custom millwork, and high-end fixtures. We don't guess. We know.
Coordinate With Active Trades
We have direct experience working alongside active construction trades. Our supervisors communicate with your site superintendent daily — not weekly — to ensure cleaning sequences don't conflict with trade schedules.
Support Phased Occupancy
Multi-phase projects require multi-phase cleaning programs. We manage phased floor releases, tenant improvement coordination, and sequential zone cleaning without disrupting occupied areas.
Document the Turnover
Every phase of the cleaning program is documented — rough clean sign-off, final clean inspection, detail clean completion. The documentation package supports your project closeout and owner handover.
"Great facility operations make great construction projects easier to close. A building that turns over clean, documented, and inspection-ready is a building that reflects well on everyone who built it."
The SCSGroup Standard for Construction & Capital Projects
Three Phases. One Accountable Partner. One Documented Turnover.
Each phase has a defined scope, a defined standard, and a documented sign-off. No ambiguity about what was done, when it was done, or whether it met the standard.
Rough Clean
- Construction debris removal and disposal
- Drywall dust and compound removal
- Window and glass protection film removal
- Floor protection removal and surface prep
- Duct and HVAC register cleaning
- Initial surface wipe-down and preparation
Final Clean
- All surfaces cleaned to occupancy standard
- Architectural glass and window cleaning
- Fixture and hardware cleaning and polishing
- Cabinet interior and exterior cleaning
- Restroom sanitization and fixture polishing
- Floor cleaning, buffing, and preparation
Detail Clean
- Owner walkthrough preparation
- Touch-up cleaning after punch list completion
- Specialty surface treatment and protection
- Final glass and mirror polishing
- Threshold and transition cleaning
- Pre-occupancy final inspection support
Specialty & Restoration
- Polished concrete cleaning and sealing
- Natural stone cleaning and protection
- Architectural glass restoration
- Adhesive and construction film removal
- Paint overspray and caulk removal
- Post-construction floor restoration
What Makes SCSGroup the Right Partner for GCs and Developers.
Schedule-Driven Operations
We understand that on a construction project, the schedule is the contract. Our cleaning programs are built around your project milestones — not our availability. We hit the date or we tell you in advance that we can't.
Construction-Trained Crews
Our post-construction crews are trained specifically for construction environments — not converted from commercial janitorial. They know construction sequences, surface protocols, and how to work safely alongside active trades.
SBA 8(a) Certified — Federal Project Experience
We have direct experience delivering post-construction cleaning on federal facilities — DOD, GSA, FAA, Coast Guard. The documentation standards and performance accountability we bring to commercial projects come from that background.
Documented Turnover Package
Every project closes with a documented cleaning record — phase sign-offs, inspection checklists, surface treatment logs, and final clean certification. The documentation supports your project closeout and protects you if questions arise later.
What Changes When You Work With SCSGroup.
What This Looks Like in Practice.
A 12-story commercial office building with phased tenant occupancy required cleaning coordination across six separate tenant improvement projects, each on a different schedule, while maintaining separation from occupied floors.
SCSGroup developed a phased cleaning program with dedicated zone supervisors for each active TI project, daily coordination with the GC's site superintendent, and documented phase sign-offs that supported each tenant's occupancy inspection.
- All six tenant phases delivered on schedule — zero cleaning-related delays
- Five of six occupancy inspections passed on first submission
- Zero surface damage incidents across all phases
- GC reported zero cleaning-related punch list items at project closeout
A federal facility renovation required post-construction cleaning in an occupied building — active federal employees on floors above and below the renovation zone, strict security protocols, and a fixed occupancy date tied to a federal lease.
SCSGroup deployed a construction-trained crew with federal facility clearance, coordinated daily with the federal facility manager and GC site superintendent, and executed a three-phase cleaning program (rough, final, detail) within the security and access constraints of an occupied federal building.
- Occupancy date met — zero schedule impact from cleaning operations
- Passed federal facility inspection on first submission
- Zero security incidents or access violations during the program
- Federal facility manager requested SCSGroup for subsequent renovation phases
The Metrics That Connect Cleaning Performance to Project Performance.
Most cleaning vendors measure success by whether the work was completed. SCSGroup measures success by whether your project closed on time, passed inspection, and presented well at owner walkthrough.
Turnover Date Compliance
Percentage of project phases where cleaning was completed on or before the scheduled turnover date. The primary performance metric for any construction cleaning program.
Occupancy Inspection Pass Rate
Percentage of occupancy inspections passed on first submission. A failed inspection is a project delay — this metric tracks whether our cleaning programs eliminate that risk.
Surface Damage Incidents
Number of surface damage incidents attributable to cleaning operations. Zero is the standard. Any incident is documented, investigated, and resolved at our expense.
Trade Coordination Conflicts
Number of scheduling conflicts between cleaning operations and active trades. Tracked and reviewed weekly with the site superintendent to ensure cleaning sequences don't create project delays.
Owner Walkthrough Readiness Score
Pre-walkthrough inspection score against the owner walkthrough checklist. We conduct our own inspection before the owner arrives — the score tells us whether the building is ready.
Punch List Cleaning Items
Number of cleaning-related items appearing on the project punch list. Our goal is zero. Punch list cleaning items represent a failure of the final clean — and we track them to eliminate them.
Resources for General Contractors and Developers.
Why Post-Construction Cleaning Is a Schedule Risk — Not Just a Cost
How GCs and developers can eliminate cleaning-related delays by treating post-construction cleaning as a project management function, not a commodity purchase.
The Three-Phase Cleaning Model: Rough, Final, and Detail
What each phase of post-construction cleaning actually involves — and why conflating them is the most common mistake GCs make when scoping cleaning contracts.
Specialty Surface Protocols for Commercial Construction
Polished concrete, architectural glass, natural stone, and custom millwork all require specific cleaning protocols. Here's what GCs and owners need to know before the cleaning crew arrives.
Managing Post-Construction Cleaning in Phased Occupancy Projects
How to structure cleaning programs for multi-phase commercial projects — coordinating active construction zones, occupied floors, and sequential tenant improvement schedules.
Questions From General Contractors and Developers.
What Would Success Look Like for Your Project?
Before we talk about services, we want to understand what a successful post-construction cleaning program would mean for your project, your schedule, and your owner relationship.
A turnover date that holds — no cleaning-related delays, no last-minute scrambles
An occupancy inspection that passes on first submission
An owner walkthrough where the building presents at its absolute best
A documented cleaning record that supports your project closeout
Zero surface damage incidents attributable to cleaning operations
A cleaning partner your site superintendent actually wants on the job
Schedule a Project Turnover Consultation.
Tell us about your project — scope, schedule, and turnover date. We'll review the project documents, walk the site if needed, and deliver a structured cleaning program built around your specific milestones.
CAGE Code 3WGQ2 · NAICS 561210, 561720 · Federal contractor documentation standards applied to every commercial project.