Construction site security guards from CAL Security Group hold the gate while crews work and walk the fence line after they leave, logging deliveries and subcontractors and writing up each round for the superintendent.
Job sites lose the most at night and over weekends, when a chain-link fence is all that stands between the street and a spool of copper wire. A break-in can also mean a cut fence the inspector notices, a fire in a trash bin, or a trespasser hurt in an open trench.
What needs guarding changes as the build moves: equipment and fuel on an open lot, then lumber and wire once framing is up, then ranges, water heaters and fixtures in rooms that do not lock yet. Our officers hold guard cards from the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS). More on how sites lose material: construction site theft prevention.
Day and night shifts are different jobs; the post orders spell out both.
Most builds need more than one kind of coverage before turnover.
A separate fire watch post for hot work or a sprinkler system that is offline.
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Several patrol visits a night for small sites that do not need a full-time officer.
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Gate lock-up at the end of the day and a response when the site alarm goes off.
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A standing officer at the gate for the length of the build.
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Short cover for a holiday shutdown or the weeks after a break-in.
↗Tell us what was taken and how they got in. We will walk the fence line and quote a post that closes the gap.
A standing guard fits a site with valuable material on the ground overnight; patrol visits fit a small, fenced site where little is left out.
For example, a tract of homes at finish stage in the Inland Empire, with appliances in every garage, needs a person on site all night. A podium building in Koreatown with a locked materials cage and one gate may only need a lock-up and patrol visits between midnight and 5 a.m.
We tell you which fits after the site walk. Check your builder's risk policy too; some carriers set conditions on fencing, lighting or security.
Every CAL post runs on written, site-specific post orders. On a construction site we build them from a walk with your superintendent.
The fence line, gates, lay-down yard, job trailer and the building itself, noting where lighting is poor or a fence panel can be lifted.
Who may enter after hours, which subcontractors hold keys, where deliveries park and who signs for them.
Gates, fence panels, containers, equipment, fuel tanks and each floor of the building.
Who the officer calls, and in what order, for a break-in, a fire, a water leak or an injured trespasser. Police and fire come first.
A written report after every shift, built around what a superintendent has to answer for.
Gate log of trucks, subs and visitors, with times.
Round times for each check of the fence and building.
Photos of damage, cut locks and fence breaches.
Hazard notes: open trenches, loose material, lights out.
Supervisor visits to the post, unannounced.
An insurance certificate naming your company before day one.
From Ventura to San Bernardino, our licensed officers and 24/7 dispatch protect five Southern California regions. Click a pin or county on the map to see every city we cover.
Send the site address, the build stage and the hours the site sits empty. We will walk it and quote each post in writing.
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