JLL doubles down on outsourcing push

A year after its massive state contract was finalized, Jones Lang LaSalle is doubling down on efforts to get individual campuses to sign on to outsourcing their custodial, landscaping and maintenance services.

To date, only two schools have signed on to the contract. The five-year contract, which could have been worth up to $1.9 billion, was negotiated in a secret two-year process. Austin Peay State University began using janitorial services last July — which JLL outsources to Birmingham-based Diversified Maintenance — and Cleveland State Community College signed on in February for all of JLL's services — custodial by Diversified and landscaping by Pennsylvania-based BrightView Landscapes. Five state agencies have also signed on for limited facilities management provided by JLL at a handful of locations across the state.

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