Does the Byrider FDD provide a range of costs associated with changes to Infrastructure Standards?
Byrider Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Infrastructure Standards are designed to include hardware, software, or networking changes that create major benefits for the franchise. In some instances, these changes from the existing standards may be considerable, and therefore, possibly costly in monetary and/or other resources for the franchise system. Infrastructure Standards require that the standard be adopted by everyone within the franchise system without exception.
Some past examples of major Infrastructure Standard changes include the centralization of servers to the corporate facility and the change from frame-relay networking to Internet based connections. No current changes to Infrastructure Standards are being considered or anticipated, but a few theoretical examples can be discussed for illustrative purposes. The wide range of reasons and needs that would involve a change to Infrastructure Standards precludes any chance to define a range of costs that may be involved.
Example 1: If the Internet were to become unstable or insecure for business processes in some way, it would be necessary to consider a different network topology. This drastic change would require franchisees and corporate to acquire new network services, and probably invest in new networking technology. Requiring this change would be an Infrastructure Standard.
Example 2: If a fundamental software component from a vendor had a significant cost increase and no reasonable alternative existed to avoid the cost, this would be considered a change to an Infrastructure Standard.
Example 3: A legal requirement develops where compliance requires new software or hardware expense. The implementation costs may be considered changes to Infrastructure Standards.
Example 4: The danger of viruses and other malware reaches a point where the current suggestion that all PC's have active antivirus software installed, needs to become an absolute requirement. This change would be an Infrastructure Standard change.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 88–335)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Byrider FDD, it is not possible to define a range of costs associated with changes to Infrastructure Standards. The FDD states that the wide range of reasons and needs that would involve a change to Infrastructure Standards precludes any chance to define a range of costs that may be involved. These Infrastructure Standards are designed to include hardware, software, or networking changes that create major benefits for the franchise.
The FDD provides examples of potential Infrastructure Standard changes, such as changes to network topology if the Internet becomes unstable, cost increases in fundamental software components, or legal requirements mandating new software or hardware. These changes require that the standard be adopted by everyone within the franchise system without exception.
Byrider franchisees should be aware that while no current changes to Infrastructure Standards are being considered or anticipated, future changes could require significant investment in new technology and services. The actual costs will depend on the specific nature of the required changes and market conditions at the time.