Sign-in, screening and the first twenty minutes
In buildings with formal security, every attendance starts with a process: identification, sign-in, sometimes a bag or equipment check, and collection of any keys or credentials held on site. On a small crew that consumes a meaningful proportion of the shift, and it happens every visit rather than once at the start of a contract.
Pricing that honestly is better than absorbing it and then quietly reducing the work done. It also gives the building an opportunity to streamline. Where a contractor is regular and known, some buildings will simplify the process, but only if someone raises the cost. Recording it explicitly in the plan is what makes that conversation possible. Recording the observed time for the process over the first few attendances gives both parties a figure to work from rather than an estimate.
