Vancouver more than doubles cleaning service contract, citing COVID-19
Cost of sanitizing city buildings, vehicles up 155%
Published: April 12, 2021, 9:35pm
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Vancouver City Hall (iStock.com)
Vancouver more than doubled the dollar amount of its annual contract with the company responsible for cleaning its municipal buildings, a change that city leaders say is linked to more stringent sanitation requirements during COVID-19.
During their regular meeting Monday evening, Vancouver city councilors approved a major increase in the amount of money it pays to Del Sol, Inc., the local business that employs the city’s janitors. Vancouver will now pay approximately $3.83 million per year in cleaning services, compared to the $1.5 million it typically spent pre-pandemic.