What procedures may Bumble Roofing establish for approving alternative required suppliers?
Bumble_Roofing Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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' p
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, if a franchisee wants to purchase a product from a supplier that is not on Bumble Roofing's designated supplier list or use a product that is not on their approved-product list, the franchisee must furnish Bumble Roofing with samples of the product from the supplier. The franchisee must also provide as much information as possible about the product's composition, properties, and intended uses, as well as the results of lab and field tests on its use. Information about the manufacturer's location, years in business, quality control standards, and warranty policies must also be provided, along with any other information Bumble Roofing requests.
Bumble Roofing may evaluate designated suppliers based on price, service, quality, warranty, delivery terms, and other commercially reasonable benchmarks. Bumble Roofing may establish procedures for approving alternative required suppliers that franchisees recommend, including alternative suppliers for Required Items, based on the criteria described above. Bumble Roofing will notify the franchisee within 90 days of their request to evaluate an alternative supplier of their approval or disapproval of that supplier.
Currently, Bumble Roofing does not charge a fee to evaluate an alternative supplier, but they reserve the right to charge a fee in the future, which will not exceed $200 per request. Bumble Roofing also reserves the right to require the franchisee to reimburse them for their costs and expenses in connection with evaluating the supplier. Bumble Roofing may revoke their approval of any supplier with 30 days' prior written notice to the franchisee. This process allows franchisees to suggest alternative suppliers while ensuring Bumble Roofing maintains quality control and standards across its franchise system.