What are the requirements for the general contractor chosen by a Body20 franchisee?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must provide us with written notice identifying your general contractor, and you must ensure that the contractor is duly licensed in your jurisdiction and adequately insured.
You may not begin construction until we have given you written approval of the plans and we have approved in writing your choice of general contractor.
We may require you to use only general contractors that we have pre-approved, provided that one is available in your Site Selection Area. (Franchise Agreement - Sections 4.4(c))
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 38–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Body20 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must provide Body20 with written notice identifying their chosen general contractor. The franchisee must ensure that the contractor is duly licensed in their jurisdiction and adequately insured.
Body20 requires written approval of the contractor before construction can begin. Body20 also retains the right to mandate that franchisees use only pre-approved general contractors, provided one is available in the franchisee's site selection area.
This means a prospective Body20 franchisee needs to factor in time for Body20's approval process when selecting a contractor and creating a construction timeline. If Body20 requires the franchisee to use a pre-approved contractor, this could limit the franchisee's options and potentially impact costs, depending on the rates charged by the pre-approved contractors. It is important to verify with Body20 whether a list of pre-approved contractors exists for the franchisee's area.