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The surface treatment and frequency is to be applied wherever the floor surface is present.

Activity
Daily Twice Weekly Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Twice Yearly Yearly
Spot clean marks, stains and spills on carpets and remove gum and other sticky substances using and approved cleaner that will not damage carpets.            
Spot vacuum all carpet floor areas in other than individually occupied offices.            
Full vacuum clean all carpet floor areas.            
Shampoo carpeted areas using hot water extraction or other methods approved by the Contract Manager.            
Carpet areas in internal stairs to be swept / vacuumed (including edges and corners).            
Remove loose litter and sweep ceramic, quarry and stone tiled floor areas.            
Remove any sticky substances or spills (using a damp mop) on ceramic, quarry and stone tiled floors.            
Damp mop entire ceramic, quarry and stone tiled floor areas.            
Scrub ceramic, quarry and stone floor tiles.            
Remove chewing gum and other sticky substances from vinyl, tiled concrete, and carpeted floors without damaging surfaces.            
Sweep, fringe mop or vacuum resilient floors (including tarkett vinyl, vinyl, vinyl tiles, cork and timber floors) paying attention to corners and edges.            
Remove scuff and shoe marks from resilient floors (including tarkett vinyl, vinyl, vinyl tiles, cork and timber floors).            
Polish by buffing after mopping resilient floors (including tarkett vinyl, vinyl, vinyl tiles, cork and timber floors) with cleaner/polish.            
Scrub resilient floors (including tarkett vinyl, vinyl, vinyl tiles, cork & timber floors).            
Strip and reseal vinyl floors.            
Scrub ceramic tiled floors in toilets, washrooms and change rooms.            
Sweep internal concrete floors.            
Spot mop for stains and spills in internal and external stairs.            
Storeroom floor’s to be swept/vacuum.            

Ceramic Tiles, Quarry and Stone Tiled Floors

Resilient Floors, including Tarkeee Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl Tiles, Cork and Timber