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Security Guard Contract Template

A free security guard contract for guard companies. Clients choose the service, sites and hours, read your terms and sign online before the first shift.

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Security services agreement.

Tell us about your site and the coverage you need, read the terms and sign. It takes about four minutes.

About this template

A security services agreement with ready terms for rates, post orders, scheduling, overtime, liability and ending the contract. Clients add the site, services and coverage hours, then sign, so post orders start from an agreed scope.

Common uses

  • Security guard companies
  • Mobile patrol and event security
  • New sites and contract renewals

Key features

  • Services, sites and coverage hours
  • Rate, overtime and liability terms
  • Signed PDF before the first shift

What this template asks

  1. What's your full name?

    Short Text

  2. What's your email address?

    Email

  3. What's your phone number?

    Phone

  4. Which company are you signing for?

    Short Text

  5. What's your title?

    Short Text · Optional

  6. What's the address of the site to protect?

    Short Text

  7. Which services do you need?

    Multiple Choice · Unarmed guards, Armed guards, Mobile patrol, Front desk or concierge, Event security, Fire watch

  8. Which days and hours need coverage?

    Long Text

  9. When should service start?

    Date

  10. Who's the site contact for our officers?

    Short Text · Optional

  11. Security services agreement

    Agreement text, accepted with “I agree”

  12. Sign the security services agreement

    Signature

How to use this template

  1. Copy it

    Select Use template and a copy opens in your workspace as an unpublished draft.

  2. Make it yours

    Edit any question or answer, choose a theme, and add your logo.

  3. Share it

    Publish, then send the link, show a QR code, or embed the form on your site. Responses arrive in Submissions.

Security services agreement

Signers read this text in the form before they accept it. Edit the bracketed details to match your business, and have the wording reviewed for your situation.

Please read this before you sign.

This agreement is between [Business name] (the "Company") and the client named in this form.

  1. Services and rate. The Company provides the services selected above at [rate] per officer hour, billed [weekly or monthly] and due within [number] days.
  2. Post orders. The client and the Company agree on written post orders for each site. Officers follow them and do not take on other duties without approval.
  3. Schedule and overtime. Hours follow the coverage above. Extra hours, holidays and requests with less than [number] hours notice are billed at [overtime rate].
  4. Officers. The Company hires, trains, licenses and supervises all officers. The client agrees not to hire an officer directly for [number] months after this agreement ends.
  5. Limits. Officers observe, report and deter. The Company does not guarantee that no loss, theft or damage will happen, and its liability is limited to [amount].
  6. Insurance. The Company carries general liability insurance of at least [amount] and gives the client proof on request.
  7. Ending the agreement. Either side may end this agreement with [number] days written notice.

By signing below, I confirm that I have read this agreement, I can sign for the company named above, and I agree to it.

Frequently asked questions

What should a security guard contract include?

The services and sites, coverage hours, rates and overtime, post orders, officer hiring and licensing, limits of liability, insurance and how either side ends the contract.

Who signs this agreement?

The client, usually a property manager or business owner, signs for their company. You keep the signed PDF with an audit trail.

Is this contract legally binding?

It's a sample to start from, not legal advice. Edit the terms for your state's licensing rules and have a lawyer review them.

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