RSOB FACILITY SQ_02_06_26.xls

This is a Facility Specification Sheet for janitorial services at the Reading State Office Building (RSOB), prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of General Services (DGS) Bureau of Facilities Management. The facility is a five-story office building located at 625 Cherry Street in Reading, Pennsylvania, totaling 82,945 square feet. Janitorial services include general routine cleaning (vacuuming, dusting, trash removal), carpet care using hot water extraction and shampoo methods, hard surface floor care for tile and vinyl surfaces, brick lobby cleaning, window and glass cleaning across all five floors, and restroom maintenance for 17 restrooms containing 37 sinks and 38 toilets/10 urinals. A SDB/VBE Goal Setting Information Session is scheduled for May 11, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Microsoft Teams, with RSVPs due to Terri Parry by May 8, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. All questions must be submitted to ra-gsfarmprocunit@pa.gov by close of business on May 12, 2026.

The contractor will operate on daytime hours from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with the option to schedule weeknight work until 9:00 p.m. or Saturday work for special floor needs. Daily cleaning covers 20,054 square feet with a rotating weekly "Detail Day" schedule providing more thorough cleaning per floor. The contractor must empty all trash and recycling materials separated by tenant agencies, pay particular attention to high-traffic areas including hallways, lobbies, restrooms, and elevators during inclement weather, vacuum all walk-off matting daily, and immediately address graffiti and gum removal. The contractor is responsible for glass cleaning in lobby doors, reception areas, and DGS Room 105, but not building perimeter windows. All cleaning supplies must have low VOC (volatile organic compound) ratings with Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided for each product.