Capitol Hill Building Maintenance, Inc. (CHBM), recognized as one of the fastest growing small businesses in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, has been successful due to its adherence to quality cleaning, a partnership with both clients and staff and a commitment to hiring diligent and dedicated employees.We are prepared to work with you to establish the standard of cleanliness that will ensure a sanitary and attractive environment for people who work in and visit your facility.

          Our business philosophy is simple...We provide an honest, knowledgeable, straight forward approach to all your cleaning needs. Our commitment is to provide a quality service, on time, at competitive prices with no excuses.

Meet our CEO:

As an immigrant from Sierra Leone, Sarian Bouma arrived in Washington, DC with a scholarship and a dream of a better life. A troubled marriage left her divorced, pregnant and hungry. She found comfort in a women’s shelter and went on welfare for a short time to support her child. Ms. Bouma secured a job at a bank where she met her future husband, who encouraged her to start her own commercial cleaning business.

          Remembering her own struggles, she is dedicated to employing the homeless or those on welfare. Her dedication to the business community and those around her earned her the US Small Business Administration’s Welfare-To-Work Entrepreneur of the Year Award and lead to her appointment by the Governor of Maryland to serve on the state’s Economic Development Commission. She was also nominated by the National Foundation of Black Women Business Owners and the US Small Business Administration.
          Today, her firm, CHBM, founded in 1986, boasts  an impressive list of client who have allowed her to continue providing quality building maintenance services throughout the Maryland and National Capital region. 

Meet our Staff:

CHBM is dedicated to finding the right people for each job; people who are willing to work. The staff ranges from college students, to employees who have been unemployed and seek an opportunity to leave the welfare roll, to people who were once homeless. Our management does everything possible to improve the quality of life for our staff.