A regional cleaning plan should account for each building, its operating schedule, and travel between sites. Use this guide to organize the service questions for locations around the Bay Area.
Why geography shapes service
When comparing sites, record their work types, access rules, service windows, and delivery arrangements. Define how the provider will cover each location and handle an absence.
Use a shared reporting format while keeping each building identifiable by address and room name. Check who receives urgent messages at each location and who covers that role when the usual contact is unavailable. Ask how delayed arrivals, denied entry, and unfinished tasks are reported. Confirm where site-specific instructions are kept and how supervisors verify that replacement staff can access them. Include the location in every handoff so a shared help desk can direct the request to the responsible site.
SSF and the Peninsula corridor
For South San Francisco and Peninsula locations, map lab, manufacturing, office, and shared areas separately. Check the actual building layout rather than assuming a standard campus model.
Agree on cleaning windows with the site team and review shared-space traffic. Where the quality system calls for it, include disinfection records and the approval process in the scope.
South Bay and Santa Clara County
For Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and Milpitas locations, confirm whether the scope includes research, manufacturing, offices, or mixed use. Review access and material restrictions for each area.
- For medical device work, ask which production or packaging areas have controlled-environment requirements.
- For shared buildings, define which areas are tenant responsibilities and which belong to building management.
- Where a provider serves different controlled environments, review the training and tool assignments for each site.
Review our service-area coverage and discuss the scope for your location before planning staffing.
East Bay: Emeryville, Berkeley, and Fremont
For Emeryville, Berkeley, and Oakland locations, identify shared access, loading arrangements, and any building management requirements. Confirm the authorized cleaning scope with the tenant and site team.
For Fremont locations, review production schedules, controlled rooms, and storage alongside office service. Use the actual process and layout to set cleaning windows.
Tri-Valley
For Pleasanton, Livermore, and Dublin sites, review travel, backup coverage, and supply arrangements with the provider. Confirm that the proposed service windows fit site access.
Where a site combines office and regulated areas, document the different tasks, training, tools, and records. Confirm who can approve work in restricted rooms.
What to check
Create a scope for each location and a shared process for reporting, supervision, and backup coverage. Review the plan when areas, shifts, or site responsibilities change.
