What happens if a Basecamp Fitness franchisee alters the approved plans and specifications during construction?
Basecamp_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- D. Construction Problems. If your Basecamp Studio is not constructed strictly according to the plans we have approved and our Mandatory Specifications, we may not approve you to open for business. If we do not approve your opening, you will have thirty (30) days from the date we deny our approval for opening to correct all the construction problems so that your Basecamp Studio is strictly constructed according to our approved plans. If you fail to correct the problems within this 30-day period, we may immediately terminate this Agreement. If your Basecamp Studio opening is delayed for these or any other reasons, you will be responsible for any losses or costs relating to such delay. In any event, you may not open your Basecamp Studio until all of these problems have been resolved to our satisfaction and if the time period to correct the problems extends past the Required Opening Date you will only have to the Required Opening Date to correct the problems.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 61–62)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Basecamp Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee's studio is not built strictly according to the approved plans and mandatory specifications, Basecamp Fitness may not approve the studio to open for business. The franchisee then has 30 days from the date of denial to correct the construction problems to meet the approved plans.
If the franchisee fails to correct the issues within the 30-day period, Basecamp Fitness has the right to immediately terminate the Franchise Agreement. The franchisee is responsible for any losses or costs associated with the delay. The franchisee cannot open the Basecamp Fitness studio until all problems are resolved to Basecamp Fitness's satisfaction.
If the time needed to correct the construction problems extends past the Required Opening Date, the franchisee still only has until the Required Opening Date to correct the problems. This means that any delays in construction, especially those due to unapproved alterations, can put the franchisee at risk of termination and financial losses. Franchisees must adhere strictly to the approved plans and specifications to avoid these potential penalties.