Where can The Standardx franchisee find the standards and specifications for some items?
The_Standardx Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
some or all Brand Hotels within or outside the United States. (Sections 2.1 2.6 and 2.8 and Exhibit B-3 of Franchise Agreement)
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- As described in Item 8, identify the brands, types, makes and/or models of FF&E and other items (including both products and services) that meet our System Standards and, if we require, designated and approved suppliers of these items. We or our designated affiliate will directly provide and deliver, and in certain cases install, some items. We will provide you with the names of approved suppliers for some items. Our System Standards or other communications provide our standards and specifications for some items. (Sections 3.3, 4.3 and 4.4 of Franchise Agreement)
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- Approve your initial design development documents and detailed plans for a new Hotel or renovation plans for conversion of an existing structure, including working drawings and specifications, if they comply with our Design and Construction Standards, the Hotel System and System Standards. You must prepare and submit the plans to us for our approval and change the plans as we specify. You may not begin constructing, remodeling or developing the Hotel until we have approved the plans. You may not change the approved plans, including by changing any structural or life safety equipment or systems, the number or type of guest rooms or common areas, or any architectural features, without our prior approval. (Section 2.1 and Exhibit B-3 of Franchise Agreement)
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- Approve an F&B Operations Plan and F&B Operator(s) that meet our requirements. (Section 2.3 of Franchise Agreement)
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Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 48–64)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to The Standardx's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the System Standards or other communications provide the standards and specifications for some items. The Standardx will also identify the brands, types, makes and/or models of FF&E and other items (including both products and services) that meet their System Standards. The Standardx may require designated and approved suppliers of these items.
The Standardx or their designated affiliate will directly provide and deliver, and in certain cases install, some items. The Standardx will provide franchisees with the names of approved suppliers for some items. Franchisees are required to adhere to these System Standards, which The Standardx may modify periodically.
Franchisees must also restrict access to the System Standards according to The Standardx's policies, which may also be modified periodically. In case of a dispute over the contents, The Standardx's master copy of the System Standards will control. The table of contents for the System Standards in effect as of the issuance date of the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is Exhibit F and reflects that the System Standards comprise 3,334 pages.