Does Bumble Roofing or its affiliates act as the only designated or approved supplier of any Required Items?
Bumble_Roofing Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
for other Required Items. Except as disclosed in this Item 8, neither we nor an affiliate is currently the only designated or approved supplier of any Required Items. We reserve the right, however, at any time and at our discretion, to designate ourselves or one of our affiliates as the only designated or approved supplier, or one of several designated or approved suppliers, of any additional Required Items.
Except for certain Required Items, we do not require that you purchase any equipment, tools, goods or services from us, our affiliates or any other source we designate. You may purchase these from any supplier, but we reserve the right to designate other required suppliers in the future.
You must lease or buy service trucks that are large and durable enough to accommodate our standard complement of equipment, tools and accessories. While we currently specify the options of make(s) and model(s) of truck you must acquire or lease, we do not specify the source from which you must acquire or lease it provided it meets our specifications. Your truck(s) must be in good working condition and be outfitted with our trade dress so that they will look the same as other franchisees' trucks when emblazoned with the BUMBLE ROOFING® name, logo and decorations. As your Roofing Business grows, you may require additional trucks.
The vehicle graphics package, ladder, roofing samples, and various tools and equipment are Required Items that you must currently purchase from us.
You must purchase and use computer hardware that meets our specifications. We may require that you upgrade or change your computer equipment and software periodically. Additionally, you must pay a monthly Technology Fee for use of our technology platform, software, and electronic communications system. You will be provided an e-mail account that you may use with your Roofing Business.
You are required to use the bookkeeping service provided by us for a fee. You are also required to purchase QuickBooks Online from us.
We may establish approved suppliers and specifications and standards that you must follow. Any required or preferred suppliers are set forth in our Operations Manual.
Approved suppliers and specifications and standards are determined based on the current needs for operating Roofing Businesses. If we have a designated supplier for any product and you want to purchase a product from a supplier that does not appear on our designated supplier list or use a product that is not on our approved-product list, you must first furnish us samples of the product from the supplier, together with as much information as you can gather about the product's composition, properties and intended uses; the results of lab and field tests on its use; the manufacture's location, years in business, quality control standards and warranty policies; and such other information as we request. We may evaluate designated suppliers based on price, service, quality, warranty, delivery terms, and other commercially reasonable benchmarks. Any preferred or required suppliers will be specified in the Operations Manual. We may establish procedures for approving alternative required suppliers you recommend (including alternative suppliers for Required Items) based on the criteria described above. We will notify you within 90 days of your request to evaluate an alternative supplier of our approval or disapproval of that supplier. Currently, we do not charge a fee to evaluate an alternative supplier, but we reserve the right to charge a fee in the future, which will not exceed $200 per request. We reserve the right to require you to reimburse us for our costs and expenses in connection with evaluating the supplier. We may revoke our approval of any supplier with 30 days' prior written notice to you.
You are also required to purchase and maintain the insurance that we describe in the Operations Manual which may be adjusted periodically. Currently, you must procure and maintain, at your own expense, (a) general liability insurance with coverage of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate, (b) auto liability insurance with at least $1,000,000 each accident, and hired and nonowned auto liability with at least $1,000,000 in coverage, (c) an umbrella liability with a minimum of $1,000,000 and recommended $2,000,000 in coverage, (d) business personal property insurance in the amount of at least $10,000 per location, (e) workers compensation insurance of at least $1,000,000 for bodily injury caused by accident and $1,000,000 for bodily injury by disease, and (f) business interruption insurance for a minimum of 12 months equal to 12 months' financial obligations to us and all others. You must also procure and maintain all other insurance required by state or federal law, including unemployment insurance.
We estimate that purchases required by us, will equal approximately 50% to 60% of all purchases and leases of goods and services to establish your franchise.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 27–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bumble Roofing's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, neither Bumble Roofing nor its affiliates are currently the only designated or approved supplier for all Required Items. However, Bumble Roofing retains the right to change this at any time and at their discretion, to designate themselves or an affiliate as the sole approved supplier for additional Required Items.
Franchisees are generally free to purchase equipment, tools, goods, and services from any supplier, except for certain Required Items. Bumble Roofing specifies the options of make(s) and model(s) of the truck a franchisee must acquire or lease, but does not specify the source from which the franchisee must acquire or lease it, provided it meets Bumble Roofing's specifications. The vehicle graphics package, ladder, roofing samples, and various tools and equipment are Required Items that franchisees must currently purchase directly from Bumble Roofing.
Bumble Roofing also requires franchisees to use their bookkeeping service for a fee and to purchase QuickBooks Online from them. If a franchisee wants to use a non-approved supplier or product, they must submit samples and detailed information about the product and supplier to Bumble Roofing for evaluation. Bumble Roofing will then notify the franchisee of their decision within 90 days. While there is currently no fee for this evaluation, Bumble Roofing reserves the right to charge up to $200 per request in the future and may also require reimbursement for evaluation costs. Bumble Roofing can revoke approval of any supplier with 30 days' prior written notice.
During the last fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, Bumble Roofing received $43,237 in revenues from the sale of required products and services to its franchisees, which represented 1.58% of the total $2,733,133.97 in revenue received in connection with the Bumble Roofing system. Bumble Roofing estimates that required purchases will constitute 50% to 60% of the initial establishment purchases and ongoing operating expenses for a franchisee. Bumble Roofing and its affiliates may receive fees, payments, rebates, commissions, or other consideration from third-party manufacturers, suppliers, and/or distributors, potentially ranging from less than 1% up to 10% or more of the total purchase price of those items.