What is the condition for Beehive Homes to provide general architectural and design drawings for a Home?
Beehive_Homes Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (2) to provide YOU with general architectural and design drawings for a Home to submit to YOUR architect for rendering, and to provide YOU with an itemization of all equipment and supplies to be used in the operation of the Home.
It will be YOUR responsibility to engage, at YOUR expense, an architect and an engineer who will prepare the final specifications and drawings, and provided necessary stamps and certifications to be submitted for approval by local government agencies and by the franchisor, all of whom must approve prior to the start of construction.
Upon YOUR request, WE will provide assistance and guidance in negotiating construction, equipment and supply contracts for the construction, furnishing and equipping of the Home.
However, YOU are solely responsible for the terms of all contracts and exercising adequate supervision.
WE do not assist in construction, remodeling or decorating of the site. (paragraph 7.2 of the Franchise Agreement)
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 17–21)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beehive Homes' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, as part of the obligations Beehive Homes will perform before the opening of a franchisee's Beehive Homes location, Beehive Homes will provide general architectural and design drawings for a Home. The franchisee will then submit these drawings to their architect for rendering. Beehive Homes will also provide an itemization of all equipment and supplies to be used in the operation of the Home.
However, it is the franchisee's responsibility to engage, at their own expense, an architect and an engineer to prepare the final specifications and drawings. These professionals must also provide the necessary stamps and certifications to be submitted for approval by local government agencies and by Beehive Homes. All parties involved must approve the final specifications and drawings before construction can begin.
Beehive Homes also offers assistance and guidance in negotiating construction, equipment, and supply contracts for the construction, furnishing, and equipping of the Home, upon the franchisee's request. However, the franchisee is solely responsible for the terms of all contracts and for exercising adequate supervision during the construction process. Beehive Homes does not assist in the construction, remodeling, or decorating of the site.