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$112,003.65/yr

Five-campus private school group

Education · Multi-campus

Five campuses, one operator. Waste at four sites, an early payroll quote, and janitorial at one campus.

Review
August 31, 2026
Footprint
Five campuses
Upfront
$0

01

The problem

Five campuses had never put waste, payroll, and janitorial side by side. Waste sat on four separate agreements. Payroll had not been compared at the same headcount. Janitorial was one real campus quote, plus an illustration for the rest of the book.

02

What we looked at

  • Waste at four campuses
  • Payroll
  • Janitorial at one campus, and an illustration for all five
  • A related organization's waste quote
  • Office supplies, water, and bus fuel

03

What changed

  • Waste agreements at four sites were signed. Rates backdated to September 1.
  • The early payroll comparison used different headcount. A later range held scope closer.
  • Janitorial at one campus was a real quote. The five-campus figure applied that rate to the other campuses. Not five separate bids.
  • A related organization's waste quote is not in the $112,003.65.

04

The numbers

August 31, 2026

Per month
$9,333.64
Per year
$112,003.65

Janitorial at one campus, waste at four sites, and an early payroll quote.

5-year value after fees
$459,214.97

(annual × 0.55) × 2 + (annual × 3)

Waste, four sites

Before
$5,445.87/mo

$65,350.44/yr

After
$2,910.15/mo

$34,921.80/yr. Rates backdated to September 1.

Save
$30,428.64/yr

$2,535.72/mo, 46.56%.

One-time credit
$1,575

Outside the monthly figure.

Payroll

Early quote
$41,255.01/yr

Incumbent $90,699.33/yr versus alternative $49,444.32/yr, 45.5%. Different headcount.

Later range
$22,674.84 to $32,394.77/yr

Stay with the incumbent, with scope changes, or switch.

Same headcount
$31,395.90/yr

Not signed.

Janitorial

One campus
$40,320/yr

$13,500/mo to $10,140/mo. $3,360/mo, 24.9%. In the $112,003.65.

All five campuses
Up to $134,322.13/yr

Not five bids. Contract book $42,965/mo ($515,580/yr). The one-campus rate on the others is $128,322.13/yr, plus a $6,000/yr cap.

Outside that total

Related organization
$172.74/mo

Waste quote. Not in the $112,003.65. Not signed.

Office supplies, water, bus fuel
No savings

05

Why it worked

  1. 01

    Waste was four agreements

    Putting the sites together is what moved the waste line.

  2. 02

    Payroll only compares at the same headcount

    The early quote mixed staffing. The same-headcount switch is the cleaner figure.

  3. 03

    Janitorial was one quote

    The five-campus total applies that rate to the rest of the book. The $6,000 is a cap.

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