When it comes to facility exterior cleaning, Ameri-Clean cannot wait to get its hands dirty. The multi-faceted company provides an array of specialized cleaning services ranging from the soaring (historic county building facades and sports stadiums) to the microscopic (mold testing and animal waste removal). No wonder Ameri-Clean’s clients boast about its spotless record.

“They did a really good job,” said Glenn Green, Sam Houston State University carpentry, paint, and sign foreperson, refer-ring to Ameri-Clean’s work on the exteriors of nine campus buildings, including windows.

“Everybody on campus was happy with the way the buildings looked when they got through, and they are easy to work with,” said Green, adding: “They worked around our schedule so well we hardly knew they were here working.”

For Ameri-Clean owner Richard Davis, his job is to make facility exterior cleaning look that easy — even when it’s not.

“It’s more than garbage pickup,” said Davis. “You have to know how to handle it.”

By “handle it,” Davis refers to an astonishing range of full service work, including algae removal from intricate, historic architecture, adding moisture barrier sealant, rooftop cleaning and waterproofing, cleaning windows of hard water stains, such as calcium, and restoring bronze window frames faded by sun, mold testing, and removing such hazardous waste materials as paint, computers, dissected frogs and mercury ther-mometers from science classrooms.

“Our clients like using us for things they can’t clean,” said Davis. “We don’t promote all of these, but our clients understand all we do and rely on us for it. We work together to get the job done so others can do what they need to do.”

Oftentimes, working within a tight schedule is a big part of Ameri-Clean’s job, especially when academic buildings must be ready before school

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New contracts awardedNew contracts for energy conservation and copy machines were awarded at the October 2013 board meeting of Harris County Department of Education, and are accessible through HCDE Choice Partners cooperative. Governmental entities that are outside Texas and have registered or are in Texas and have signed an interlocal contract with HCDE may access these legally procured contracts.

Newly awarded contracts include Energy Conservation Services: Ameresco, Inc.; and

Rental, Lease and Purchase of Copiers: Apollo Office Systems, LLC; Office Systems of Texas; and Zeno Imaging.

Exterior facility cleaning easily handled

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Joann Nichols, Client Services Manager Derek Gillard, Assistant DirectorTrisha Jensen, Assistant Director Greg Lookabaugh, Sr. Mgr. of Facilities PlanningNadeem (Dean) Ainuddin, Contract Mgr.Carol Greb, Contract ManagerMary Causey, Contract Coordinator Arlita Kyles, Contract SpecialistBelinda Lalor, Data SpecialistYvonne Johnson, Office SupportDoris Munguia, Office SupportKay Vorish, Office Support Don Elder, Jr., Marketing Consultant Jim Owens, Contract Auditor/Consultant

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starts. Davis said his team recently com-pleted 38 buildings on a university campus in 10 days. “We had to do all those projects with quality and precision within a three week time period, yet we didn’t skimp on any of these,” he said proudly.

Angleton ISD can attest to the company’s range and performance. The Houston-area school district has used the Choice Partners contract to access Ameri-Clean for multiple projects, including cleaning building facades, roofs and stadiums.

“[Davis] stands behind his work,” said Rudy Santos, director of maintenance, Angleton ISD. “He’s a great partner to have, especially in preserving the biggest investments the community has.”

Santos recommends Ameri-Clean to others when their buildings need attention.

Trisha Jensen has joined Choice Partners as food contracts director and assistant director of Choice Partners cooperative. She has a background in food service, commodity processing and contract procurement. She has a bachelor of science degree in nutrition from Stephen F. Austin State University.

“It feels like this is where I should be,” said Trisha. “I have some ideas that I think our members will embrace, including improving our customer service.”

She can be reached at 713-696-0742 or Trisha@ChoicePartners.org. u

“[Davis] is the right person to take care of it,” he said.

Ameri-Clean works across Texas — Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Beaumont, Port Arthur, Hidalgo and Corpus Christi — though at its home in Houston the company regularly cleans facilities at the Harris County Department of Education.

“We have him clean the exterior of our buildings on a regular schedule,” said Les Hooper, executive director of facilities at HCDE. “They do a great job. They always go the extra mile to give us the level of service we desire. This is another instance of us using our own Choice Partners contracts.”

For more information about Ameri-Clean or their Choice Partners contract, go to http://www.choicepartners.org/vendors/americlean or call Richard Davis at 713-876-0786. u

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New members joinOrganizations and governmental entities that became members when interlocal contracts were recently approved by the HCDE board of trustees include 1st Judicial District Attorney (La.), Alamo Community College District, Brazos County, Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc., Cass County, , C.O.R.E. Academy, Cypress Creek EMS, city of DeKalb, city of Elgin, Franklin County (Idaho), Grace School, city of Itasca, Joshua ISD, La Salle Parish District Attorney (La.), Llano ISD, Montgomery County ESD 2 / Montgomery County Fire Department, San Elizario ISD, Texas A&M –Kingsville, Venus Fire Department, city of Woodcreek and Zavala County.

Out-of-state entities that recently joined include Clayton County, Ga.; St. Charles Community College, Mo.; city of Portland, Ore.; and Anchorage School District, Alaska.u

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OCTOBER 25Choice Partners Annual Exhibit – HCDE HoustonNOvEmBER 6–8TxPPA – AbileneNOvEmBER 7–8TASBO M&O – Facility Masters – Houston

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