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Where must any proposed sites for an Engineering For Kids franchise be located?

Engineering_For_Kids Franchise · 2025 FDD

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

this Site Selection Addendum (the "Addendum"). The parties hereto agree as follows: |

AGREEMENT

1. Time to Locate Site:

  • 1.1 Within sixty days (60) days after the Effective Date (the "Search Period"), you must acquire or lease/sublease, at your expense, commercial real estate that is properly zoned for the use as an Engineering For Kids Business that you will operate under the Franchise Agreement (the "Business") at a site that we approve as described in this Addendum.
    • 1.2 Any sites that you propose for must be within the Territory.
  • 1.3 If you used your best efforts, but have not identified a suitable site that we approve by the end of the Search Period, we will have the right to extend the Search Period by up to sixty (60) days. If you fail to acquire or lease a site for the Business within the Search Period, you will be in default under the Franchise Agreement and this Addendum, and we will have the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement and this Addendum pursuant to the terms of Section 15.2 of the Franchise Agreement.

2. Site Services and Review:

  • 2.1 We will furnish you with our standard site selection guidelines, including our minimum standards for an EFK Center Location.
    • 2.2 We will give you the degree of site selection counseling and assistance that we think is necessary.
  • 2.3 You must notify us of the proposed site and submit a site review report, including photographs, demographic information, and other information that we may require. We will have thirty (30) days after receipt of all required information and materials from you to approve or disapprove the proposed site as the location for your EFK Center Location. We may, but are not obligated to, conduct on site evaluation of any proposed sites, and we will not perform any on-site review until we receive a completed site approval form for such site. If we conduct any on site evaluation(s), you must reimburse us for our reasonable costs of travel, lodging, wages, and meals, but not less than $500. A site is not approved unless you have received our approval in writing.
    1. Lease Responsibilities: If you will obtain the right to occupy the EFK Center Location under a lease, you must deliver a copy of the signed lease or sublease to us within fifteen (15) days of its execution and you may not execute or agree to any modification of the lease or sublease that would affect our rights without our prior written approval of the modification. Unless you obtain our prior written approval to the contrary, your lease (or rider to a lease) must include provisions that will:
  • 3.1 Require the lessor to provide us with a copy of any written notice of deficiency under the lease sent to you, at the same time as notice is given to you (as the lessee under the lease), and which grants to us the right (but not obligation) to cure any deficiency by you under the lease within fifteen (15) business days after the expiration of the period in which you had to cure any such default should you fail to do so;
  • 3.2 Recognize your right to display and use the Proprietary Marks in accordance with the specifications required by the Manual, subject only to t

Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 53)

What This Means (2025 FDD)

According to Engineering For Kids' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, any sites proposed by the franchisee must be within the designated territory. The franchisee is responsible for acquiring or leasing commercial real estate that is properly zoned for an Engineering For Kids Business. This must occur within sixty days of the Effective Date, as defined in the Site Selection Addendum. The site also requires approval from Engineering For Kids.

Engineering For Kids will provide standard site selection guidelines, including minimum standards for an EFK Center Location, and will offer site selection counseling. The franchisee must notify Engineering For Kids of the proposed site and submit a site review report with photographs and demographic information. Engineering For Kids has 30 days to approve or disapprove the proposed site after receiving all required information. An on-site evaluation may be conducted, for which the franchisee must reimburse Engineering For Kids for reasonable costs, but not less than $500.

The lease agreement for the site must include specific provisions, such as requiring the lessor to provide Engineering For Kids with copies of any deficiency notices sent to the franchisee and allowing Engineering For Kids the right to cure any default under the lease. The lease must also recognize the franchisee's right to display and use the Proprietary Marks and require that the premises be used solely for the operation of an Engineering For Kids Business.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.