What do the Professional Services Fees for a Camp Margaritaville Resort include?
Camp_Margaritaville Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Professional Services Fees.
These costs include architectural and engineering fees; civil, interior and landscape design costs; survey and environmental costs; fees for other consultants involved in the Resort's design and construction; and other design costs.
The amount varies with the complexity, location and design of the Resort and the premises on which the Resort is located.
We assume that you will manage the Resort's development yourself, so this chart does not include estimates for third party development or management fees.
We require that you use a licensed, locally qualified project manager, purchasing agent, and general contractor.
We also require that you use our designer, currently designated as McBride Designs, or another designer approved by us.
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FDD pages 34–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Camp Margaritaville's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Professional Services Fees encompass a range of services necessary for the design and construction of a Resort. These include architectural and engineering fees, as well as costs associated with civil, interior, and landscape design. Additionally, the fees cover survey and environmental costs, along with payments for other consultants involved in the Resort's design and construction. The FDD specifies that these fees also include other design costs.
The amount of these professional services fees can vary significantly, depending on the complexity, location, and design of the Camp Margaritaville Resort, as well as the specific characteristics of the premises. The FDD assumes that franchisees will manage the Resort's development themselves, and therefore, the estimated initial investment chart does not include any estimates for third-party development or management fees.
Camp Margaritaville requires franchisees to engage a licensed and locally qualified project manager, purchasing agent, and general contractor. Furthermore, franchisees are required to use Camp Margaritaville's designer, currently designated as McBride Designs, or another designer approved by them. The estimated cost for these professional services ranges from $100,000 to $800,000, payable as agreed upon when designing the Resort to Camp Margaritaville, architects, engineers, designers, and other professionals.