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Government Operations: The Postal Service Can Substantially Reduce Its Cleaning Costs

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Dec. 28, 1982
Report No. AFMD-83-23
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Summary:

GAO reviewed Postal Service cleaning operations and compared the cost of using in-house staff to contracting for the cleaning of postal buildings of 10,000 square feet or less.

GAO found that the Postal Service saves several million dollars annually by using contractors in the regions reviewed and that it could save more by cleaning all of its buildings of 10,000 square feet or less in those regions with contractors, or by otherwise reducing its cleaning cost per square foot to the average cost of contract cleaners. Cleaning costs could also be reduced by adopting new methods and procedures to increase productivity. The sooner Postal Service management can reduce its cost to that of contract cleaning, the sooner it can begin to reap savings.

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