What happens if a Basecamp Fitness franchisee fails to construct or remodel their studio on time?
Basecamp_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
terms of an Area Development Agreement executed between you and us, you will open your Basecamp Studio on or before the date set forth in the "Development Schedule" (as defined in the Area Development Agreement). Your failure to open your Basecamp Studio on or before the Required Opening Date will constitute a default of this Agreement and allow us to terminate this Agreement.
- 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.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 61–62)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Basecamp Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, failure to adhere to construction timelines can lead to significant repercussions. If a Basecamp Fitness studio isn't built according to the franchisor's approved plans and mandatory specifications, the franchisee might not receive approval to open for business.
Should the opening be denied, the franchisee has a 30-day window from the date of denial to rectify all construction issues to meet the approved plans. Failure to correct these problems within this period allows Basecamp Fitness to immediately terminate the Franchise Agreement. The franchisee is responsible for any losses or costs incurred due to construction delays.
Even if problems are identified, the franchisee cannot open the Basecamp Fitness studio until all issues are resolved to the franchisor's satisfaction. If the time needed to correct the problems extends past the Required Opening Date, the franchisee still only has until the Required Opening Date to correct the problems. Additionally, the franchise agreement can be terminated without opportunity to cure if the franchisee fails to open the Basecamp Studio for business to the general public by the Required Opening Date in the Rider to the Agreement or if the franchisee fails to construct or remodel their Basecamp Studio within the time provided for in the Agreement.