What is the 'Construction Work' for a new Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential hotel defined as?
Sonesta_Select_Sonesta_Essential Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If you are constructing a new Brand Hotel, you will sign the New Construction Rider, attached as Exhibit D-2 to the Franchise Agreement. We will provide written specifications for necessary construction and furnishing of your Hotel (the "Construction Work"), as well as the required start date and completion date of such Construction Work. Prior to commencing the Construction Work, you must obtain all necessary insurance, including builder's risk, and all permits and certifications required for lawful construction of your Hotel, including zoning, access, sign, building permits, consents, and licenses.
You must submit to us your Plans and Designs with respect to the Renovation Work or Construction Work, as applicable. We may supply you with representative prototype guest room and public area plans and schematic building plans as a guide for preparation of the Plans and Designs. Our approval of such Plans and Designs does not warrant the depth of our analysis or assume any responsibility for the efficacy of the Plans and Designs, or the resulting Renovation Work or Construction Work, as applicable.
We do not review the Plans and Designs to check for compliance with any local, state, and federal law, including any obligations imposed by the Americans with Disabilities Act. All legal compliance with respect to the Renovation Work or Construction Work, and Plans and Designs are your responsibility.
Source: Item 11 — **FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 52–64)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee is constructing a new Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential hotel, 'Construction Work' is defined as the necessary construction and furnishing of the hotel, for which Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential will provide written specifications.
Prior to commencing construction, the franchisee must obtain all necessary insurance, including builder's risk, and all permits and certifications required for lawful construction of the hotel. This includes zoning, access, sign, and building permits, as well as consents and licenses. The franchisee is also required to submit their Plans and Designs with respect to the Construction Work to Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential for approval.
Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential may supply representative prototype guest room and public area plans and schematic building plans as a guide for preparation of the Plans and Designs. However, Sonesta Select Sonesta Essential's approval of the Plans and Designs does not warrant the depth of their analysis or assume any responsibility for the efficacy of the Plans and Designs, or the resulting Construction Work. It is the franchisee's responsibility to ensure all legal compliance with respect to the Construction Work, Plans, and Designs, including obligations imposed by the Americans with Disabilities Act.