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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.

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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