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Board committee reviews monthly facilities report and approves $5 million emergency cleaning contract
Summary
The committee discussed a $5,000,000 emergency contract with Performance Clean LLC to provide cleaning services across MPS sites after summer flood and heating emergencies; members raised concerns about living-wage compliance and future emergency contracting.
The Committee on Accountability, Finance and Personnel reviewed monthly facilities matters and approved administration recommendations, including a reported emergency contract awarding cleaning services to Performance Clean LLC for approximately $5,000,000.
Director Zombor had set the item aside from the consent agenda to question details in the packet. She said the contract term listed in the packet was "August 30, '25 through 08/29/2026" and asked whether additional emergency contracts were anticipated or whether the district would return to its regular procurement cycle. Administration replied the large costs arose from flood and heating emergencies over the summer, including additional swabbing and secondary cleaning, and they did not anticipate further costs at that scale. Administration noted there will be additional cleaning costs tied to the 50 additional schools scheduled for work before year end but said they did not expect similar overages.
Zombor also raised the district's procurement and living-wage obligations: she noted the original contract was entered in March 2022 and that the City of Milwaukee living-wage ordinance changed on Oct. 8, 2022, and asked whether contract wages complied with the ordinance and board policy. Administration said it was uncertain at the moment and that staff would follow up to ensure compliance going forward; committee members accepted the assurance pending confirmation.
Director Zombor moved approval of the attached professional services contracts, equipment purchase and emergency contract to be executed; the motion passed 3-0 (Directors Reza and Zombor and Chair O'Halloran voting aye).
The committee recorded no public speakers on this item. Administration said it would return documentation on wage compliance and noted that the emergency contract reflected extraordinary cleaning needs related to summer facilities emergencies.
