This is an illustrative planning format, not a record from an actual C&L client.
The names, period, results, issues, actions, and statuses below are examples. Reporting cadence and format for a real account are agreed in the applicable proposal and service plan.
Start with scopeCompare observations with the approved areas, tasks, frequency, and responsibilities.
Separate patternsDistinguish one event from a recurring instruction, access, condition, or frequency issue.
Close the actionName the decision, owner, follow-up, and confirmed outcome.
Sample review header
Define the account and review period first.
Example only
Sample Ottawa workplace
Recurring commercial cleaning account review
Period: Illustrative month
Client contact: Example role
C&L contact: To be confirmed
Next review: As agreed
Stable
Approved routine appears aligned; no decision required.
Monitor
Watch a condition or pattern before changing the plan.
Action agreed
A named next step has an owner and follow-up.
Scope review
The area, frequency, responsibility, effort, or price may need approval.
Illustrative review table
Keep observations tied to a status and next decision.
Review area
Example observation
Status
Next action
Approved recurring work
Routine areas generally followed the current frequency schedule; exceptions are listed separately.
Stable
Retain current instruction unless the client requests a change.
Entry during winter soil
Tracked salt increased during weather events and was concentrated near the main entrance.
Monitor
Compare the pattern with mat condition, visit frequency, and seasonal scope.
Occupied meeting room
The room was inaccessible during two scheduled visits rather than missed after access was available.
Action agreed
Client contact confirms a revised access window and whether a return is required.
Paper consumables
Low stock was observed in one washroom; purchasing responsibility is not part of the sample base scope.
Action agreed
Send the approved low-stock note to the assigned client contact.
Additional staff area
A newly occupied room is being requested as recurring work.
Scope review
Confirm area, tasks, frequency, access, start, authority, and any revised fee before adding it.
Periodic floor work
The next planned detail should be checked against floor condition, access, equipment, and current agreement.
Monitor
Confirm whether the work is scheduled, optional, or separately quoted.
Interactive review agenda
Bring the useful evidence and decisions into one conversation.
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Was the task required, accessible, safe, and expected during that visit?
Corrective action, instruction clarification, or confirmed closure.
Blocked work
Was the area occupied, locked, unsafe, unavailable, or outside the approved window?
Access decision, exception record, or approved return path.
One-time extra
Is the request outside the routine but limited to one approved occurrence?
Scope, authority, timing, price path, and completion record.
Recurring change
Will the area, task, frequency, responsibility, product, reporting, or expected time change?
Written change approval and updated service instruction.
Keep reporting proportionate
The right record depends on the property.
A small office may need exception-only communication. A managed portfolio may require site summaries, purchase-order references, turnover records, or a recurring review. C&L should confirm what is useful and supportable before promising a reporting system.
Avoid invented scores
Status is useful only when its meaning is agreed.
This template uses neutral terms rather than made-up percentages. Formal inspections, KPIs, photographs, portals, response windows, and correction guarantees should appear only when C&L has approved the method and can perform it consistently.
Service review FAQ
Use the lightest review that still supports the account.
Does every commercial client need a monthly meeting?
No. Cadence should reflect site complexity, reporting needs, recent changes, open actions, and the approved proposal. Some clients may need only exception communication and periodic check-ins.
Does a status prove the cleaning met a standard?
Only when the standard, evidence, reviewer, and meaning are defined. The example statuses organize a conversation; they are not certifications or performance scores.
When should price be discussed?
When the review identifies a material change to area, frequency, condition, products, equipment, responsibilities, reporting, timing, or required effort. No change should be assumed from an informal request alone.
Can this template be used for several buildings?
Yes as a planning structure, but each site may need its own scope, exceptions, access, actions, and approval contacts before a portfolio summary is useful.
From launch to review
Keep the plan, visit record, and account decisions connected.