Who pays the costs of the first follow-up audit after a Big Blue Swim School inspection?
Big_Blue_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
to labor relations and employment practices, as you control exclusively labor relations and employment practices for School employees). You must cooperate with us and our representatives and vendors in those activities. We will give you a written summary of the evaluation.
Without limiting our other rights and remedies under this Agreement, you must promptly correct at your own expense all deficiencies (i.e., failures to comply with Brand Standards) noted by our evaluators within the time period we specify after you receive notice of those deficiencies. We then may conduct one or more follow-up evaluations to confirm that you have corrected the deficiencies and otherwise are complying with this Agreement and all Brand Standards. You must pay the actual costs of the first follow-up audit, including our personnel's daily charges (including wages) and TRE. We may charge you a Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollar ($2,500) inspection fee, plus our personnel's TRE, for the second and each follow-up evaluation we make and for each inspect
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 75–76)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Big Blue Swim School's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for covering the costs associated with the first follow-up audit after an inspection. This audit is conducted to ensure that the franchisee has corrected any deficiencies identified during the initial evaluation and is adhering to Brand Standards.
The costs the franchisee must pay include the actual expenses incurred during the audit. Specifically, the franchisee is responsible for the daily charges, including wages, of Big Blue Swim School personnel involved in the audit, as well as their travel, room, and board expenses (TRE).
For any subsequent follow-up evaluations beyond the first, or for inspections specifically requested by the franchisee, Big Blue Swim School may charge a $2,500 inspection fee, in addition to the personnel's TRE. If deficiencies are not corrected after these inspections, Big Blue Swim School reserves the right to take corrective action themselves, with the franchisee required to reimburse all associated costs.