What does Auntie Annes provide regarding the Shop layout and specifications?
Auntie_Annes Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
nsed and insured general contractor ("General Contractor") to complete the build-out of your Shop, and the General Contractor must be accepted by us. Our acceptance of your General Contractor will not in any way be our endorsement of your General Contractor or render us liable for your General Contractor's performance. (Franchise Agreement, Section 6.1)
- 4. Architectural Plans. We will provide a sample layout and specifications for the Shop. You must, at your expense, employ a licensed architect that we accept in writing and licensed engineers (e.g., mechanical, electrical, plumbing, or structural engineers) as necessary to prepare your Architectural Plans. We will review your proposed architect and Architectural Plans. Our acceptance of your architect will not in any way be our endorsement of your architect or render us liable for your architect's performance or your architect's compliance with professional design standards or adherence to local codes. Our review of the Architectural Plans is limited to ensuring your compliance with our Standards and is not designed to assess structural integrity or compliance with applicable laws. After our initial review of your Architectural Plans at no cost and our review of one revised set of Architectural Plans that incorporate our required changes at no cost, we may charge a fee of $1,000 for each set of drawings we review that include any other modifications from the plans that we have previously accepted. We must accept your
Architectural Plans in writing prior to you submitting them for permits and beginning construction. You may be required to periodically provide photographs of your construction progress from the time you commence construction until the time that you request our consent to open your Shop. We may inspect your Shop when construction is finished to make sure that it meets all of our Standards and requirements. You may not open the Shop until we provide our consent in writing.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 61–77)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Auntie Anne's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Auntie Anne's will provide a sample layout and specifications for the shop. The franchisee is then responsible for employing a licensed architect, accepted in writing by Auntie Anne's, and licensed engineers to prepare the Architectural Plans at their own expense. Auntie Anne's will review the proposed architect and the Architectural Plans to ensure compliance with their standards, but this review does not assess structural integrity or compliance with applicable laws.
After the initial review of the Architectural Plans and a review of one revised set incorporating required changes, Auntie Anne's may charge a fee of $1,000 for each subsequent set of drawings reviewed that include modifications from previously accepted plans. The Architectural Plans must be accepted in writing by Auntie Anne's before the franchisee submits them for permits and begins construction.
Auntie Anne's may require periodic photographs of the construction progress and may inspect the shop upon completion to ensure it meets all standards and requirements. The franchisee cannot open the shop until they receive written consent from Auntie Anne's. Auntie Anne's will also furnish specifications for goods to the extent that they publish such specifications.