Abstract:
Facility services are fundamental tasks that are necessary for all buildings, reflecting a positive image of the building and providing convenience and safety for users. Government office buildings are densely populated. Therefore, effective cleaning management should be considered. Consequently, the researcher used a qualitative case study approach to study the requirements for cleaning tasks in government office buildings. The criteria for selecting twenty case studies based on the disclosed public sector procurement specifications. The study aims to understand the patterns, criteria, and cleaning methods that relate with government office buildings and provide guidelines for managing cleaning services in such buildings. The study found six cleaning frequency patterns: daily, weekly, monthly, every three months, every six months, and annually. The office spaces were divided into seven areas for cleaning purposes, including meeting rooms, offices, executive rooms, restrooms, pantry rooms, common hallways, and elevators and staircases. The management of cleaning materials and equipment included general cleaning equipment, glass cleaning equipment, electronic cleaning equipment, consumables, and cleaning chemicals. Regarding personnel positions, two responsibilities were identified: supervisors and cleaning staff. The work was performed during office hours. And a payment schedule that was found most often is paid in installments, 1 month per installment. There are 2 types of fines imposed, a proportion and specify the amount. In addition, the median pricing in the document "Criteria and expense rates for consideration of the annual expenditure budget disbursed in the form of remuneration, use, materials, and utilities of the Budget Standards Division 1" that the government uses as a reference to prepare a cleaning contract. There is only one price for cleaning services, which is no more than 11 baht per square meter per month for all forms of buildings. However, the results of the research revealed that the average monthly cleaning fee was 11.72 baht per square meter. Because the wage price is influenced by numerous variables, including building type, building usage period, number of personnel, area, etc. There may be operational limitations in some areas, and the complexity of the work varies from case to case, resulting in varying cleansing frequencies. In addition, the quantity of cleaning management methods and the price per square meter per hour did not relate across the seven office areas. Because the case study's building type information is outside the scope of the investigation.