24% savings on janitorial services

The Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) Solution


A real estate company wanted to reduce janitorial expenses for their 25 offices. Each office is independently managed, so the services were not centralized. The client engaged ERA to review their janitorial expenses and suggest ways to reduce the cost.

ERA analyzed GL information and supplier invoices and met with stakeholders to gain a better understanding of the client’s needs and priorities. ERA then prepared detailed RFPs for the multiple the existing vendors.

Working with the key stakeholders, analysts reviewed the needs of each office against the available service providers. As a result, ERA recommended that the client reduce the number of janitorial service vendors. ERA then worked with the client to implement the changes, and is monitoring compliance to ensure the maximum savings are realized.

As a result of this process, the client saved $71,000 annually with a reduced number of incumbent janitorial service providers.

ERA helped this real estate company find extra profit by consolidating vendors among its 25 locations.

Project Information

• Category – Janitorial Services
• Industry – Real Estate
• Client Spend – $295,000
• Savings – 24%