Overnight static guards
BSP-licensed officers stationed at site gates from end-of-shift to start-of-shift, with hourly perimeter walks and incident-photo logs.
Laval · Construction · BSP licensed
Construction Site Security in Laval
Construction site security across Laval: overnight, weekend and shutdown coverage along the 440 corridor, in Sainte-Dorothée, Saint-François and Chomedey — BSP-licensed, supervised, with material control logs.
- PSISA — Private Security & Investigative Services Act
- $5M Insurance
- 24/7
Why Laval businesses need real security
Construction sites in Laval get hit. Material theft (copper, steel rebar, generators, power tools), vandalism (graffiti, glass breakage, equipment damage), trespass (informal encampments, after-hours intruders) and arson are documented risks across active sites in the 440 corridor, Sainte-Dorothée and Chomedey. The cost of a single major theft event — including project delay — typically exceeds a year of professional overnight security on the same site.
Vision Security has run construction site mandates across Laval for active GCs and developers. Our model: a written post order specific to your site (gate logs, vehicle inspections, photo points, perimeter walks, generator and trailer locations, escalation contacts), supervisor visits at randomized hours, and a 24/7 dispatch that opens an incident file the moment something happens.
What sets us apart in this segment is documentation. Every shift produces a digital report with timestamped photos, perimeter walk evidence, visitor logs and any incidents. That report goes to the project manager and the insurer if needed. Most agencies don't produce that level of evidence, which is why their incident claims tend to fail when the file is audited.
What's included
Weekend & shutdown coverage
24/7 coverage on weekends, statutory holidays and project shutdowns when sites are most vulnerable.
Mobile patrol drop-ins
Marked vehicle patrols on randomized schedules — for low-risk sites or supplements to static coverage during peak risk windows.
Vehicle and material inspection
Gate logs, vehicle entry/exit checks, material movement verification, dump truck and load logs.
Equipment and trailer protection
Specific watch protocols for generator banks, fuel storage, lift equipment, tool trailers and high-value materials.
Trespass and encampment prevention
Documented protocols for trespass interventions, informal encampment clearance and Laval Police liaison.
Post-incident standby
Same-day deployment to sites that have been hit — to secure the site through investigation and insurance assessment.
Daily reporting
Digital shift reports with timestamped photos, perimeter walk evidence, gate logs and incident summaries — delivered every morning to the project manager.
Industries we serve
Residential developers
High-rise and multi-family developments across Chomedey, Quartier Laval and the Promenade Riverside corridor.
Commercial / retail construction
Big-box and retail centre builds along Boulevard Le Carrefour and the 440 corridor.
Industrial construction
Warehouse and distribution-centre builds in Saint-François and Sainte-Dorothée industrial parks.
Infrastructure projects
Roadworks, bridge work and municipal infrastructure projects in coordination with the relevant authorities.
Institutional builds
School expansions, hospital additions, municipal facilities.
Renovation & retrofit projects
Active occupied-building renovations where security must coexist with day-shift operations.
Tear-down and remediation
Demolition and environmental remediation sites with elevated trespass and theft risk.
Long-term shutdown sites
Stalled or paused projects requiring sustained low-touch protection.
Laval neighbourhoods & areas served
- Chomedey
- Sainte-Rose
- Vimont
- Auteuil
- Duvernay
- Pont-Viau & Laval-des-Rapides
- Fabreville
- Saint-François
- Sainte-Dorothée
- Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
- Laval-Ouest
- Îles-Laval
- Carrefour Laval & Centropolis corridor
- Place Bell & Quartier Laval
Licensing & compliance
Every construction site officer holds an active BSP permis d'agent de sécurité. Vision Security holds the BSP corporate agency licence (GAR 20062877) and full CNESST coverage. We coordinate with site safety officers and meet CNESST site induction requirements as needed.
Insurance & trust
$5,000,000 commercial general liability — GCs, developers and project owners can be added as additional insured. CNESST coverage on every officer. Certificates of insurance issued within one business day.
Emergency availability
Response time: Same-day deployment for post-incident standby
If your site has been hit, we can have a guard at the gate the same day. If you're starting fresh, we typically have officers on-site within 24-72 hours of contract signature, depending on the post complexity.
Frequently asked questions
How many guards do you actually need?
The honest answer depends on the asset, the hours and the realistic response window. Below are the rules of thumb we use when scoping a new mandate. Use them to sanity-check any quote you receive.
- Single fixed post (lobby, gate, fire watch): 1 guard per shift, with a rotation of 3–4 officers to cover 24/7 without burnout.
- Construction site, single entrance: 1 guard overnight + mobile patrol coverage on weekends; 2 guards for sites with active hot work or two access points.
- Event security: Industry baseline is roughly 1 guard per 75–125 attendees for low-risk events, 1 per 50 for licensed alcohol-service, 1 per 25–50 for high-risk crowds.
- Condo concierge: 1 guard per shift in the lobby; add a second for high-volume buildings (200+ packages/day) or buildings combining residential and short-term rentals.
- Mobile patrol vs. fixed post: If your risk window is less than 4 hours/night and your insurer accepts patrol records, mobile is 60–80% cheaper. If you need continuous deterrence, fixed posts are the right choice.
When we quote a site, we send the math: number of officers, hours per week, post coverage and any patrol overlap. If an agency can't show the math, ask why.
The risk of hiring the cheapest security agency
When a bid comes in well below market, the savings are usually being generated somewhere illegitimate. The most common shortcuts:
- Unlicensed guards. Officers without active provincial licences working under another guard's name. If anything goes wrong on site, the legal liability lands on the client.
- Insurance gaps. COIs that look real but expire mid-contract, or commercial general liability limits well below what a prudent property owner would accept.
- No supervision. No site visits, no log reviews, no named supervisor. Officers go ungoverned and post orders quietly stop being followed.
- Cash-only payroll. Officers paid under-the-table without WSIB or CNESST coverage — illegal and a direct liability transfer to the client if an officer is injured.
- National call-centre dispatch. Overnight calls go to a generic answering service that just takes a message. By the time anyone responds, the situation has escalated.
Ask any agency for: agency licence number, $5M COI naming you, training records, supervisor schedule and a 24/7 dispatch number that rings to a real person. If they can't produce all five, walk away.
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Protect your Laval construction site
Send us the address, schedule, equipment list and risk profile. You'll receive a written site protection plan, post orders and a quote within one business day — backed by BSP-licensed guards and full CNESST coverage.