Under what circumstances might a Bumble Roofing franchisee be required to reimburse Bumble Roofing for evaluating an alternative supplier?
Bumble_Roofing Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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| Type of Fee | Amount | Due Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars, Conventions or Programs | Our then-current fee (between $300 to $750) per person, plus the actual cost of materials (if any). | Monthly and as incurred | We reserve the right to conduct required periodic meetings of all franchisees. Currently, attendance at the annual convention is required. We may collect the annual convention fee on a monthly basis or in any other manner or frequency we determine. You must also pay your own costs and expenses, as well as the costs and expenses your Designated Business Manager and employees incur in attending these meetings. |
| Technology Fee | Currently, $345 per month. If Franchisee has more than one Territory, the total Technology Fee for up to 4 contiguous Territories shall be equal to the thencurrent Technology Fee for one Territory. | Same as Royalty Fee | The Technology Fee covers two licenses to Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Exchange email addresses, Local instant quoting tool, Local roof visualizer tool, and microsite hosting fees. You must pay us or our designated third-party supplier the thencurrent per license monthly fee if you request additional licenses. We may increase the Technology Fee upon 30 days' notice to you. |
| Fees to Evaluate an | We may require you to reimburse us for our out of pocket costs and expenses Currently, we do not charge any fees to evaluate an alternative supplier or product. | As incurred | If you request that we test or consider for approval an unapproved product or service or evaluate an unapproved supplier, then we reserve the right to require you to reimburse us for our out of pocket costs and expenses that we incur in connection with researching, acquiring, testing and considering for approval the product, service, or supplier. In the future we also reserve the right, and to charge you a fee (up to $200) per request. |
| Alternative Supplier | |||
| Bookkeeping | Currently, $350 per month, plus $55 per hour of additional support. | Monthly | We may increase the Bookkeeping Services Fee upon notice to you to be up to $500 per month and up to $100 per hour for additional assistance. See Note 7. |
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 19–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bumble Roofing's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee may have to reimburse Bumble Roofing for costs associated with evaluating an alternative supplier. Currently, Bumble Roofing does not charge any fees to evaluate an alternative supplier or product. However, if a franchisee requests that Bumble Roofing test or consider for approval an unapproved product or service, or evaluate an unapproved supplier, Bumble Roofing reserves the right to require the franchisee to reimburse them for out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred while researching, acquiring, testing, and considering the product, service, or supplier for approval. In the future, Bumble Roofing also reserves the right to charge a fee of up to $200 per request.
This means that if a Bumble Roofing franchisee wants to use a product or supplier not already approved by the franchisor, they may have to cover the costs of Bumble Roofing's evaluation process. These costs could include expenses related to researching the alternative, acquiring samples for testing, conducting the tests themselves, and the time spent considering whether to approve the new product or supplier. The franchisee should consider these potential costs when deciding whether to propose an alternative supplier.
It is important for prospective Bumble Roofing franchisees to understand this policy, as it could impact their operating costs and their ability to negotiate with different suppliers. Franchisees should discuss with Bumble Roofing what specific types of 'out of pocket costs and expenses' they might incur during such an evaluation. Understanding the criteria Bumble Roofing uses to evaluate alternative suppliers can also help franchisees make informed decisions about which alternatives to propose.