Reliable Business Movers in Bloomington, MN

Daymakers Moving and Storage’s commercial movers in Bloomington, MN, relocate offices, clinics, retail stores, and light-industrial businesses. Our office is at 8400 Normandale Lake Boulevard, Suite 920, in Normandale Lake Office Park. The City requires a Certificate of Occupancy for every business moving into a new or vacant space, so we plan your move date around it.

Sean Higgins founded Daymakers in 2015. We are a carrier, not a broker. We own our trucks, our employees load and drive them, and the company that quotes your move is the company that does the work.

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What Commercial Movers in Bloomington, MN Check Before Move Day

As a locally based moving company in Bloomington, MN, we walk every commercial job before we quote it. These five issues can push a business move off schedule if no one checks them early.

The Certificate of Occupancy. A move-in date set before the City issues the certificate can leave a loaded truck waiting on an inspector. Confirm the expected date with your contractor and the City before you book.
Freight elevators and docks. In multi-tenant office towers, property management usually books freight elevators and loading docks. A crew without a reserved slot waits on the clock.
Certificates of insurance. Commercial landlords often require one from the mover before the crew can enter, and each building may list different additional insureds.
Snow emergencies. Bloomington averages 50 inches of snow a year. A declared snow emergency bans parking on city streets for 48 hours or until plows clear the street full width, whichever comes first, and parked vehicles may be towed.
The IT cutover. Phones, network equipment, and servers go offline at the old suite and have to come back up at the new one. Book your IT vendor for the same date as the crew.

Bloomington’s Certificate of Occupancy Rule Sets Your Move-In Date

The City requires a building permit for every business moving into a new or vacant space, even when the tenant changes nothing. That permit leads to a Certificate of Occupancy, which confirms the space is safe for occupants and visitors.

How the City Permit Process Works

Building and Inspections, at 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road, handles commercial permits, and you apply online through the City of Bloomington portal. The City needs a SAC determination letter from the Metropolitan Council before it can issue the permit. The City’s new-business guidance also asks whether the building is sprinklered and whether the use changes from the previous tenant, since both can affect requirements. The City recommends calling Building and Inspections before you sign a lease.

How We Schedule Around the Certificate

We schedule delivery after the City issues your Certificate of Occupancy. If a tenant improvement or final inspection slips, we reschedule rather than send a loaded truck. If your old lease ends first, we load out on schedule and hold furniture, files, and equipment in climate-controlled storage until the new suite is ready.

Business Moves From Normandale Lake Towers to South Loop Storefronts

Building types and access vary across Bloomington’s business districts. Our commercial moving services cover office, medical, retail, and light-industrial relocations in all of them.

Office Relocations in the Normandale Lake District

The City calls the Normandale Lake District the metro area’s preeminent suburban office location. It runs from I-494 south to West 84th Street, and from East Bush Lake Road east to just past Stanley Road. In the district’s multi-story office buildings, workstations, conference tables, and filing systems typically move through shared freight elevators.

Retail and Hospitality Moves in the South Loop District

The South Loop District covers about 2,350 acres from I-494 south to the Minnesota River, east of Highway 77. It sits next to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and is home to Mall of America. Retail and restaurant tenants often get a short move window from property management. We can schedule overnight or after closing and move display fixtures, signage, stock, and kitchen equipment such as ovens and stoves.

Storefronts and Low-Rise Offices Along Penn American and France Avenue

Not every business here sits in a tower. Storefronts and low-rise offices in the Penn American District and along France Avenue and Highway 100 may have a grade-level door instead of a loading dock. That changes the truck size, the loading equipment, and the crew count, so we note it at the walkthrough.

Medical, Dental, and Professional Offices

Clinics, law firms, and accounting practices need their records to arrive in order. We label every box to its destination room, wrap electronics individually, and pad and crate server racks, large-format printers, and other high-value equipment.

Light-Industrial, Warehouse, and Heavy Equipment

For flex and light-industrial space, our crews bring pallet jacks, lift gates, and panel carts to move shelving, inventory, and heavy machinery. Safes get custom padding, and our heavy safe movers handle large safes.

Neighboring Cities We Serve

We also move businesses between Bloomington and nearby cities, including Edina, Richfield, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Hopkins, St. Louis Park, Burnsville, Eagan, and Minneapolis.

How a Commercial Move Runs, From Walkthrough to Setup

Our commercial moves follow six stages. The first four happen before move day, which lets the last two run in an evening, over a weekend, or in phases.

Step 1: Walk Both Buildings

Every commercial job starts with a walkthrough of both addresses, in person or over a live video call. We don’t quote business moves by phone, because an accurate price depends on seeing the inventory, the docks, the elevators, and the parking.

Step 2: Get a Written Estimate and Move Plan

You receive a written estimate covering crew size, equipment, timing, and specialty handling, so you know the plan and the expected cost before move day.

Step 3: Clear Both Buildings for Move Day

We coordinate with property management at both addresses on freight elevator reservations, dock times, after-hours rules, and truck parking. We also provide the certificates of insurance each building requires.

Step 4: Pack, Label, and Prep the IT

We include boxes, tape, and wrap at no extra cost. Our crews pack and label by department, workstation, or room. We coordinate with your IT vendor, low-voltage installer, and furniture supplier so reconnection keeps pace with the physical move.

Step 5: Protect and Load

On move day, the crew lays floor protection and sets banister and corner guards before loading the first item. Furniture dollies, panel carts, library carts, speed packs, and crates carry desks, files, and cables while protecting both buildings.

Step 6: Set Up the New Suite

We reassemble workstations and furniture, place each piece according to your floor plan, and offer unpacking services if you want desks ready on arrival. Larger companies can move in phases, starting with the departments you can spare first, so the core team keeps working as long as possible. If your schedule changes on short notice, our same-day movers in Bloomington, MN, can sometimes step in.

Book your walkthrough. Call (651) 461-1951 to schedule one before you set a move date.

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Our Normandale Lake Office and the Record Behind It

Daymakers runs its Bloomington office from Normandale Lake Office Park, close to I-494, Highway 100, and France Avenue.

Carrier Authority, Accreditation, and Crews

Daymakers holds active federal operating authority under USDOT 2593674 and MC-910104, which you can look up on the FMCSA website. We are BBB Accredited with an A+ rating, and 98% of our customers recommend us. Every crew member is a trained, background-checked Daymakers employee, not day labor.

Interstate and Multi-Site Relocations

When a business opens an out-of-state branch or moves its headquarters, our long-distance movers in Bloomington, MN, keep the shipment on our own truck with our own team leaders. We don’t hand it off to a third-party carrier, and real-time tracking shows the truck from pickup to delivery.

Climate-Controlled Storage Between Leases

When a build-out runs long, or a lease ends before the new space is ready, we store furniture, files, and inventory and deliver them with our own crew. Units stay between 50 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit and 35 to 55 percent humidity, with dust suppression, pest management, 24-hour ADT monitoring, and closed-circuit cameras. Our storage FAQ page answers common storage questions.

Questions Bloomington Businesses Ask Before a Move

Here are answers to common questions from office managers and business owners planning a move.

Do we need a city permit if our new Bloomington suite needs no changes?

Yes. Even an unchanged suite needs a building permit, because the permit is how the City issues your Certificate of Occupancy. Call Building and Inspections before you sign the lease, then send us the expected certificate date so we can set the move date.

Can our moving truck park on a Bloomington street during a snow emergency?

No. The parking ban covers all city streets for 48 hours or until crews plow the street full width, whichever comes first, and vehicles parked there may be towed. For a winter move, plan to stage the truck at the building’s dock or in a private lot. We confirm the spot at the walkthrough.

Can you work around a South Loop or Mall of America area move window?

Yes. We schedule the crew and truck around the window your property manager sets, including overnight or before opening. At the walkthrough, we confirm dock access for the building.

How far ahead should we book a commercial move?

For most office relocations, four to six weeks gives us time for the walkthrough, building coordination, and the right crew size. In Bloomington, also allow time for the City to issue your Certificate of Occupancy. We can sometimes book smaller moves within a week or two, and end-of-month dates fill first.

How do you price a commercial move?

We price after the walkthrough, based on the volume and type of inventory, access at both buildings, crew size, timing, and specialty items such as server racks or safes. We typically bill local moves by the hour, and long-distance moves get a binding estimate. You get the estimate in writing before you book.

Can you provide certificates of insurance for both buildings?

Yes. We provide certificates of insurance to property management at both the current and new addresses. Send each building’s requirements, including any additional insureds it lists, when you book so the certificates are in place before move day.

Get a Written Plan for Your Bloomington Business Move

Schedule your walkthrough. Call (651) 461-1951 or request a free quote online. We’ll walk both buildings, set the move date around your Certificate of Occupancy, and put the crew size, timing, and estimate in writing before move day.