What a Price Protection Security Proposal Includes

A proposal has six parts, and every one comes from the walk-through

No two proposals for the same property type read identically, because each one is written against a specific site rather than assembled from a standard package. A proposal for a fourteen-acre garden community and one for a single-entrance office lobby share the same six-part structure described below, but the content inside each part, the entrances named, the hours recommended, the reasoning given, comes from what that particular property actually showed the supervisor during the visit.

A Price Protection proposal is not a price quote written from an address and a property type; it is a document built from what a supervisor actually saw on your property, organized into six parts: the walk-through findings, the post plan, the post orders, the hours and license level for each post, the reporting arrangement, and the terms. Each part is described below so you know what to expect before you receive one.

Walk-through findings describe what the supervisor actually saw

This section is worth reading closely, because it is the part of the proposal you are best placed to check. You were on the walk-through too, or a colleague was, and the findings should reflect what was actually discussed and pointed out on the property rather than a rewritten summary that drifts from the visit.

The proposal opens with what was found on the property: the entrances and how they are currently controlled, the lighting, the parking layout, the amenities or loading areas that matter, and whatever history or concern prompted the call. This section exists so the rest of the proposal can be checked against it; if a recommended post does not obviously connect to something the walk-through described, that is worth asking about before signing.

The post plan states what is being staffed and why

From the findings comes the post plan: how many posts, what type each one is, patrol, static gate, fire watch, and why that number rather than a different one. A property with a staffed entrance and open grounds may see two posts recommended rather than one, with the reasoning tied directly to what the walk-through found, not to a generic template for the property type.

Post orders are drafted, not promised for later

Rather than describing post orders as something to be written after the contract is signed, the proposal includes a draft: the route or the fixed position, the access rules, the closing procedures for amenities or gates, and the escalation contacts. Every officer who works the post reads and signs the post orders before the first shift, and having a draft in the proposal means you are agreeing to something specific rather than a promise to write it later.

Hours, license level and the rate are stated per post

Each post in the plan is listed with its schedule, whether it is Level II unarmed or Level III commissioned, whether a vehicle is included, and the rate that applies to it. This is where the cost factors described elsewhere on this site, license level, hours, notice, vehicle and site conditions, show up as an actual number for your property rather than a general explanation.

Reporting and terms close out the document

The proposal states how the daily report is delivered and to whom, how incident reports are handled the same day something happens, who the supervisor is, the term of the agreement, the minimum per shift, and the notice for changing or ending coverage. Nothing in the proposal promises a result or a response time; what it promises is the officer, the post orders, the supervisor and the report, all stated specifically enough to be checked once coverage starts.

The six parts at a glance

Section	What it states
Walk-through findings	What the supervisor saw and why it matters
Post plan	How many posts, what type, and the reasoning
Post orders	The route or position, access rules, escalation contacts
Hours and rate	Schedule, license level, vehicle, and the rate per post
Reporting	Who receives the daily report and how incidents are handled
Terms	Term length, minimum per shift, notice to change or end

What happens after you receive it

The proposal is a starting point for a conversation, not a final document dropped on a desk. If the post plan does not match your expectations, more posts than you anticipated or a license level you did not ask for, the walk-through findings section is where that gets discussed, since the recommendation traces back to something specific the supervisor saw. Questions about the schedule, the rate for a particular post, or the notice terms are answered before signing rather than after, and the proposal is revised to reflect any changes agreed in that conversation. Only once the plan, the hours and the terms all match what you actually want does the proposal become the contract you sign, and the post orders drafted in it become the ones your officers actually follow on the first shift.

Getting a proposal started

Requesting a proposal starts the same sequence for every property type: a call to dispatch or the form on this site, a walk-through, and the document itself, usually within a short time of the visit. The how do I request a proposal article covers what dispatch asks for on that first call, and the contracts article explains how the terms in the proposal become the signed agreement.