How to Switch Porta Potty Vendors Mid-Job
A practical sequence for replacing a failed construction restroom vendor without leaving crews without a toilet on a local job site.
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Switching sanitation mid-job is a real sales motion in this market - not a theoretical. Large Prince George's County and Montgomery County sites have moved after two companies failed. Trades will request to follow a vendor that keeps units clean. Here is a sequence that does not strand the crew.
1. Lock the replacement before you fire
Send the new company the address, unit mix, service days, combo, and badge rules. Get a delivery window in writing. If they cannot hit your weekday, keep looking - a second failure is worse than waiting 48 hours.
2. Overlap one service cycle
- New units land, get placed, and receive a first clean
- Old units get a pickup date after the new pad is live
- Crews always have somewhere to go
3. Paper the miss
Keep photos of skipped service and the emails where nobody answered. You need them if the outgoing vendor contests the final invoice or tries to charge a surprise pickup fee.
FAQ
Will the old company refuse to pick up?
Sometimes pickup is the last thing they fail at. Date the termination in writing, schedule the new vendor’s delivery first, then demand pickup. Do not leave a gap where crews have zero units.
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