For a Beef O Bradys Family Sports Pub, what are the Required Preliminary Plans?
Beef_O_Bradys Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We will provide you with the contact information for our brand-certified architects (each, a "Certified Architect"), who you must use to prepare the initial prototype design plans, elevation drawings, specifications, decor and layout (which include: (a) general layout plans; (b) building elevations; and (c) kitchen and bar plans for a Family Sports Pub, including requirements for design, color scheme, image, interior, layout, Operating Assets (which include fixtures, equipment, signs, and furnishings) and build out schedule for the Family Sports Pub (collectively, the "Required Preliminary Plans").
You are obligated to have prepared, at your sole expense, by either the Certified Architect or another architect of your choosing (subject to our advance approval) all required complete construction plans and specifications (beyond the Required Preliminary Plans) to suit the shape and dimensions of the Site and to ensure that such plans and specifications comply with applicable ordinances, building codes and permit requirements and with lease requirements and restrictions.
You agree to submit construction plans and specifications to us for approval before construction of the Family Sports Pub is commenced and, at our request, submit all revised or "as built" plans and specifications during the course of such construction.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS. (FDD pages 66–330)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beef O Bradys's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, as a franchisee, you are responsible for the development of your Family Sports Pub. Beef O Bradys will provide you with contact information for their brand-certified architects, who you are required to use to prepare the initial prototype design plans.
The Required Preliminary Plans include the initial prototype design plans, elevation drawings, specifications, decor and layout. These plans specifically include general layout plans, building elevations, and kitchen and bar plans. The plans also encompass requirements for design, color scheme, image, interior, layout, Operating Assets (which include fixtures, equipment, signs, and furnishings) and build out schedule for the Family Sports Pub.
Beyond the Required Preliminary Plans, you are obligated to have prepared, at your sole expense, all required complete construction plans and specifications to suit the shape and dimensions of the Site and to ensure that such plans and specifications comply with applicable ordinances, building codes and permit requirements and with lease requirements and restrictions. You can use the Certified Architect or another architect of your choosing, subject to Beef O Bradys's advance approval. You must submit these construction plans and specifications to Beef O Bradys for approval before construction begins and, if requested, submit any revised plans during construction.