Is third-party development or management fees included in the estimated Professional Services Fees for a Camp Margaritaville Resort?
Camp_Margaritaville Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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 estimated Professional Services Fees do not include third-party development or management fees. The FDD specifies that these fees cover architectural and engineering, civil, interior and landscape design, survey and environmental costs, and fees for other consultants involved in the Resort's design and construction, as well as other design costs. These professional service fees are estimated to range from $100,000 to $800,000.
The FDD assumes that the franchisee will manage the Resort's development themselves. However, Camp Margaritaville requires franchisees to use a licensed, locally qualified project manager, purchasing agent, and general contractor. Additionally, franchisees must use Camp Margaritaville's designer, currently designated as McBride Designs, or another designer approved by them.
This means that while the initial investment table does not account for third-party development or management fees, franchisees will still incur costs related to managing the development of the resort. Prospective franchisees should factor in the costs associated with hiring the required professionals, such as project managers, purchasing agents, general contractors, and designers, when budgeting for their Camp Margaritaville Resort.