Janitorial & Custodial contracting in Illinois
Recurring custodial routes for office buildings, courthouses, clinics, depots, and schools. AXA South holds the contract, sets the SLA, and runs the program against agency standards while a vetted local crew puts hands on the work.
No special license required to bid or hold the prime. No professional or trade license is required for AXA South to bid or hold the prime contract in this category. Any work that requires a state-issued trade, professional, or specialty license is performed by a properly licensed subcontractor in the project jurisdiction. AXA South does not self-perform licensed trade work and does not represent itself as a licensee of any trade or profession.
This categoryNo license is required to bid or hold the prime janitorial contract. Local crews are insured under our program and trained to the agency's standards.
IllinoisIllinois licenses construction trades at the local level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trade contractors.
AXA South is a contracting and program-management firm, not a licensed trade.
The market, honestly.
Illinois pairs Naval Station Great Lakes with one of the largest civilian state buying programs in the Midwest. Chicago metro spending dominates volume.
Rail and freight consolidation in Chicago, agricultural equipment manufacturing, healthcare systems, and Scott Air Force Base as the home of U.S. Transportation Command.
For janitorial & custodial specifically in Illinois, our model is direct: AXA South responds to the solicitation, holds the contract, and runs the program. Local crews and licensed trade partners in Illinois perform the work that requires their license or specialized credentials.
Scott AFB and USTRANSCOM generate transportation, logistics, and IT requirements with national reach from a single location. Illinois CMS runs centralized procurement, and the state's Chief Procurement Officer structure means solicitations move through a formal, well-documented, and slow process.
State fiscal year ends June 30. Illinois' payment cycle is a real planning factor: vendors should price and plan for extended payment timelines on state contracts. The federal fiscal year closes September 30, so August and September carry the heaviest volume of simplified-acquisition and micro-purchase activity at every installation in the state.
Illinois runs the Business Enterprise Program (BEP) with an aspirational goal of 30 percent of state contract dollars to minority, women, and disabled-owned firms, plus a separate Veteran Business Program. Chicago enforces its own MBE/WBE requirements.
Submitting a BEP utilization plan as an afterthought. On Illinois solicitations with BEP goals, an incomplete utilization plan makes the bid non-responsive even when the price is best.
Illinois BidBuy
https://www.bidbuy.illinois.gov/
Operated by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services.
- · Naval Station Great Lakes
- · Scott Air Force Base
- · Rock Island Arsenal
- · Illinois DOT
- · Illinois Department of Human Services
- · University of Illinois system
Illinois Prevailing Wage Act applies to qualifying public-works projects.
Illinois licenses construction trades at the local level. Qualifying work is performed by appropriately licensed trade contractors.
What this contract covers in Illinois.
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Daily, periodic, and project cleaning
Routine nightly cleans plus quarterly carpet, strip-and-wax, high-dust, and window programs scheduled around occupied hours.
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Healthcare and clinical environments
Terminal cleaning, OSHA bloodborne-pathogen protocols, and EPA List N disinfectants for clinics, VA outpatient sites, and lab spaces.
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AbilityOne and section 503/504 awareness
We respect AbilityOne mandatory-source designations and structure responses accordingly when a building falls on the procurement list.
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Green Seal and sustainable products
GS-37 and GS-40 chemistry, microfiber-based methods, and reduced-water floor care when the agency requires it.
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Supervision and quality control
On-site supervisor, AQL-based inspection sheets, and corrective-action turnaround documented in a monthly QC report.
We respond to solicitations and execute work statewide. Common delivery markets for janitorial & custodial in Illinois include Chicago, Springfield, Rockford.
Do you self-perform the cleaning?
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We do not maintain a national crew payroll. We hold the contract and run the program, and the labor is performed by a vetted local crew managed against our SLAs and the agency's PWS. This keeps wages, benefits, and supervision local while the agency sees one accountable prime.
Can you respond to a Service Contract Act solicitation?
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Yes. We map every labor category to the applicable SCA wage determination, layer fringe correctly, and submit certified payroll on the cadence the agency requires.
What about AbilityOne mandatory sources?
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When the building is on the AbilityOne Procurement List, we will tell you up front and either step aside or team with the designated nonprofit agency where appropriate. We do not chase awards we are not allowed to hold.