What is the process for Basecamp Fitness to approve the location of a Basecamp Fitness studio?
Basecamp_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Prior to the acquisition by lease or purchase of the site for your Basecamp Studio, you will submit to us such information and materials as we may require, which may include, but not be limited to, your proposed lease. We will have ten (10) business days after receipt of the information and materials we requested to approve or disapprove your proposed site. No site will be deemed approved unless it has been expressly approved in writing by us by notice of site approval sent to you. Our examination and approval of the location of your Basecamp Studio site does not constitute a representation, guaranty or warranty, express or implied, of the successful operation or profitability of the Basecamp Studio at that location. In addition, we may require you to furnish us with a copy of the signed lease within five (5) days after its execution. Following our approval of the site and your acquisition of it, you authorize us to amend the Rider to this Agreement, without your signature, to identify: (1) the address of the site; and (2) the Protected Territory via a map or description of an area surrounding the site.
- B. Build-Out Package. You must purchase from us a "Build-Out Package", which includes your signage, initial marketing materials, furniture, fixtures and a design kit. You will order these items as a package through our on-line portal. The amounts you pay for these items are nonrefundable and are due at the times we specify. These items will not constitute all of the items you will need to establish and operate your Basecamp Studio and you will need to purchase other items.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 61–62)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Basecamp Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, before a franchisee can acquire a site for their Basecamp Fitness studio, whether by lease or purchase, they must submit required information and materials to Basecamp Fitness for approval. Basecamp Fitness has 10 business days to either approve or disapprove the proposed site after receiving the necessary information. The document specifies that site approval must be express and in writing.
The FDD emphasizes that Basecamp Fitness's approval of a site does not guarantee the success or profitability of the Basecamp Fitness studio at that location. Basecamp Fitness may also require the franchisee to provide a copy of the signed lease within five days of its execution. Upon approval and acquisition of the site, Basecamp Fitness is authorized to amend the Rider to the Franchise Agreement to include the site's address and a map or description of the Protected Territory.
Furthermore, the Basecamp Fitness studio must be developed according to all applicable laws, regulations, codes, and Basecamp Fitness's mandatory specifications. Franchisees cannot begin construction until they have received written consent from Basecamp Fitness regarding the studio's actual design. To enable Basecamp Fitness to create a Compliance Drawing, franchisees must supply accurate site information, including as-built drawings, surveys, technical data, construction documents, and site plans. If the Basecamp Fitness studio is not constructed strictly according to approved plans and Mandatory Specifications, Basecamp Fitness may not approve the studio to open for business.