Due Diligence
Situation: The development of security studies (due diligence) of potential locations before deciding on an area to conduct business in. Advance security due diligence will benefit a company’s bottom-line taken in consideration the listed benefits.
Benefits of Due Diligence:
Know Physical Security Risks
Protects Corporate Reputation
Asset Protection
Knowing Local and Political Acceptance
Eliminates Expectations
Saves Time and Money
General Area of Potential Business Location
Local Crime in vicinity(modus operandi of the groups involved)
Organized Crime
Kidnappings
Extortion
Robbery & Theft
Local Corruption
Local Protocol
Local History
Political Climate
Political red-tape
Political Protocol
Capacity & Reliability of security forces in the state,
Community Reaction to New Businesses
Community Reaction to new company
Workforce Issues
Competition
Other Business in area
Possible and/or Potential Physical Barriers
Cost of Living, Average Pay Scales
Reactions to new company’s Pay Scales
Communication and Technology of Area
Physical Security
Employee Safety Risks
Transportation Modes / Strikes
Power
Police or Military Protection
Fire
Health and Medical
Threat of Naxalites / Terrorism
Communal unrest and local community expectations
Scope of Company’s operations within potential area
The information listed below is needed before you can effectively perform due diligence on the potential are of business.
Type of Business
Type of Operation
Previous business experience in the area
Known and expected competitors
National
Extra-national
Level of host-nation or host-city cooperation and support
Single or joint venture
National or multinational involvement
Level of company’s support to the community
Size and Extent of Operation
Geographic Size
Foreign National Population
Workforce size
Nationality, gender, and religion
Expatriates
Local National Populations
Size of Capital Investment
Source of Funding
Specific Operational Locations including sub-locations
Start-up timeframes and project duration
Operational security planning in potential area
Pre-investment site surveys and vulnerability assessments
Existence of published general corporate emergency plans
Assumed Direct and Indirect threats
Due Diligence investigations of partners and contractors
Previous target-area local security operational experiences
Type of security support envisioned
Personal security
Physical (asset) security
Emergency
Security liaison
Client-organic security resources and/or out-source ones
Host-nation or city contributions to direct and general security support
Established net of local security assets and arrangements
Due diligence investigations of security associates
Security consultants
Guard Forces
Production asset/strike protection arrangements
Storage issues
Equipment, fuel, food, water, reserves, and etc.
Cash, finished product, etc.
Modes of transportation and related issues
Road, air, water, cross-border
Issues of Supply Chain
Communication, Power, and Technology
Advance communication network
Additional power requirements
Lodging and/or housing issues
Staff, dependents, local national, expatriates
Medical Issues
Corporate clinics and/or dependence on local availability
We can assist the client with development of a security plan, security policy and procedures, and the implementation of other recommended mitigation strategies, at a later stage. The security policy and procedures document proposed to be developed with include (but not be limited to) the following:
Client security strategy / policy statement
Security management
Objectives, roles & responsibilities
Communications & reporting
Assessment & monitoring
Community relations
Policies and standards
Travel security
Physical security measures
Personal security measures
Information security
Security & Human Rights
We will develop a security plan for the proposed plant at CCCC, AAAA State, in line with the approved security policy of the client. The security plan will include (but not limited to) the following aspects:
Alert states
Physical security plan
Physical security design - recommended practice
Site security
Environment design
Personal protection
Journey management
Security personnel procedures
Responsibilities
Communications
Patrolling procedures
Use of force
Documentation
Emergency response plans
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