Common use of Sustainable and Green Cleaning Scope, Standard and Requirements Clause in Contracts

Sustainable and Green Cleaning Scope, Standard and Requirements. 11.1. Enterprise Services and all state agencies are committed to providing sound environmental stewardship, protecting human health, reducing operating expenses associated with the use of hazardous materials, and reducing the potential liability to the state. The commitment also reflects utilizing environmentally preferable purchasing initiatives and products. "Environmentally preferred" means products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. Sustainable cleaning protects the environment and exposure of facility users against toxic materials. This protection occurs by reducing the overall need for Contractor's janitorial staff to clean chemically, ensures that volatile organic compound (VOC) limits are reduced, improves indoor air quality, reduces ground ozone formation, releases no ozone-depleting chemicals, and reduces risk of the Contractor's employees and facility users to toxic chemical exposure. Wherever feasible, the use of microfiber dry mopping of floors and dry-wipe cleaning of hard surfaces should be employed. 11.2. Contractor shall make effort to utilize Environmentally Preferred products. All products used by Contractor must avoid physical and health hazards. 11.3. Contractor shall use cleaning practices and janitorial materials that promote sustainability and improve building safety and occupant well-being. All cleaning procedures, equipment, cleaning chemicals, and janitorial supplies in use at Purchaser location shall assure a clean and safe building, reduce the risk of toxic chemical exposure to janitorial staff and building users, and maintain healthy air quality. 11.4. Contractor shall have appropriate standard operating procedures in place that reflect the core principles of sustainable cleaning. Procedures shall address how janitorial cleaning, hard floor maintenance, and carpet maintenance will be consistently implemented and managed. Procedures must also include proactive strategies/plans to reduce contaminant infiltration at the source (e.g., vacuuming). 11.5. Contractor’s cleaning green program shall include: a. Use of cleaning products provided or specified by Purchasers. b. Use of chemical concentrates and closed loop dilution systems to prevent spills. Closed loop dilution systems package chemicals in dispenser control units to allow exact mixing measurement of chemical without spills. c. Storage and dispensing of chemicals into containers that are easily differentiated to allow visual identification of the contents. d. Maintaining a database of manufacturer’s product specification sheets and Safety Data Sheets for cleaning and floor maintenance products used in the facility. e. Language that discourages use of air fresheners, as they are suspected asthmagens (substances that can cause asthma in people). f. Proper training protocols for janitorial staff on the hazards, use, maintenance and disposal of cleaning chemicals, dispensing equipment and packaging by Contractor. g. Ensuring that training and training materials provided are in the language that Contractor’s staff can understand. h. Use of cleaning equipment that reduces impacts on indoor air quality and meets Energy Star guidelines. 11.6. Contractor shall use certified cleaning supplies, including supplies certified by: 1) Safer Choice: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/saferchoice 2) Green Seal: xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx/programs/cleaning-services 3) UL Ecologo: xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxx/environment/certificationvalidation- marks/ecologo-product-certification

Sustainable and Green Cleaning Scope, Standard and Requirements. 11.1. Enterprise Services and all state agencies are committed to providing sound environmental stewardship, protecting human health, reducing operating expenses associated with the use of hazardous materials, and reducing the potential liability to the state. The commitment also reflects utilizing environmentally preferable purchasing initiatives and products. "Environmentally preferred" means products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. Sustainable cleaning protects the environment and exposure of facility users against toxic materials. This protection occurs by reducing the overall need for Contractor's janitorial staff to clean chemically, ensures that volatile organic compound (VOC) limits are reduced, improves indoor air quality, reduces ground ozone formation, releases no ozone-depleting chemicals, and reduces risk of the Contractor's employees and facility users to toxic chemical exposure. Wherever feasible, the use of microfiber dry mopping of floors and dry-wipe cleaning of hard surfaces should be employed. 11.2. Contractor shall make effort to utilize Environmentally Preferred products. All products used by Contractor must avoid physical and health hazards. 11.3. Contractor shall use cleaning practices and janitorial materials that promote sustainability and improve building safety and occupant well-being. All cleaning procedures, equipment, cleaning chemicals, and janitorial supplies in use at Purchaser location shall assure a clean and safe building, reduce the risk of toxic chemical exposure to janitorial staff and building users, and maintain healthy air quality. 11.4. Contractor shall have appropriate standard operating procedures in place that reflect the core principles of sustainable cleaning. Procedures shall address how janitorial cleaning, hard floor maintenance, and carpet maintenance will be consistently implemented and managed. Procedures must also include proactive strategies/plans to reduce contaminant infiltration at the source (e.g., vacuuming). 11.5. Contractor’s cleaning green program shall include: a. Use of cleaning products provided or specified by Purchasers. b. Use of chemical concentrates and closed loop dilution systems to prevent spills. Closed loop dilution systems package chemicals in dispenser control units to allow exact mixing measurement of chemical without spills. c. Storage and dispensing of chemicals into containers that are easily differentiated to allow visual identification of the contents. d. Maintaining a database of manufacturer’s product specification sheets and x. Xxx Safety Data Sheets for cleaning and floor maintenance products used in the facility. e. Language that discourages use of air fresheners, as they are suspected asthmagens (substances that can cause asthma in people). f. Proper training protocols for janitorial staff on the hazards, use, maintenance and disposal of cleaning chemicals, dispensing equipment and packaging by Contractor. g. Ensuring that training and training materials provided are in the language that Contractor’s staff can understand.that h. Use of cleaning equipment that reduces impacts on indoor air quality and meets Energy Star guidelines. 11.6. Contractor shall use certified cleaning supplies, including supplies certified by: 1) Safer Choice: xxxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/saferchoice 2) Green Seal: xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx/programs/cleaning-services 3) UL Ecologo: xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxx/environment/certificationvalidation- marks/ecologo-product-certification