Steri-Clean Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 1995

Franchising Since: 2014

Headquarters: Hailey, Idaho

Estimated Number of Units: 65

Franchise Description: Steri-Clean, Inc. is the franchisor. The franchisor is involved in the business of operating specialized businesses that provide remediation services to properties affected by hoarding and/or biohazards as well as providing services including, but not limited to, air quality monitoring, infection control, disinfection, sanitizing, contents restoration and cleaning, precautionary and preventative cleaning for any and all microorganisms; rodent/insect/bird/pest cleanup and deterrent installation; drug, drug lab and drug paraphernalia decontamination; odor removal and tear gas cleanup/removal.
Training Overview: Franchisees and their management team must attend and successfully complete to the franchisor’s satisfaction, the initial training program. The initial training program is held in Hailey, Idaho or another franchisor approved location. Currently, initial training consists of 49 hours of classroom training and at least 45 hours of on-the-job training. The franchisor may, in its discretion, conduct refresher training programs, and it may designate some or all of these programs as mandatory.

Territory Granted: The franchisor will grant franchisees a territory for their Steri-Clean franchised business in which, except for the rights reserved by the franchisor, it will not authorize any other franchisee or affiliate to operate, operate any company-owned system business, or allow any other franchisee, affiliate or company-owned system business to operate. The franchisor will designate the territory, in its sole discretion, during the site confirmation process based on competition, accessibility of the location, population density and other demographic factors. The continuation of territory rights under the Franchise Agreement is contingent upon franchisees maintaining the minimum quarterly gross revenue levels beginning 12 months after commencement of the franchised business.

Obligations and Restrictions: Franchisees must designate one person who owns at least 25% of the equity interests as your “designated principal.” The designated principal must have the authority to bind franchisees to obligations relating to the Franchise Agreement. The Franchised Business must be under the direct, on-premises supervision of a fully-trained manager or a fully-trained assistant manager selected by the franchisee and approved by the franchisor. Franchisees or their designated principal must devote full time and best efforts to the management and operation of the Steri-Clean franchised business and must supervise all its financial and operational aspects.

Term of Agreement and Renewal: The length of the initial franchise term is five years. If franchisees are not in default of the Franchise Agreement they have an option to renew for one additional term of five years.

Financial Assistance: The franchisor does not offer you any direct or indirect financing options, nor do it guarantee a franchisee’s lease or other obligations.

Estimated Initial Investment

Name of Fee	Low	High
Initial Franchise Fee	$40,000	$80,000
Office / Warehouse (deposit and rent until opening)	$4,000	$7,000
Utility Deposits	$150	$850
Office Furniture and Equipment	$515	$3,000
Computer Equipment and Software	$2,585	$4,650
Equipment – Warehouse / Field	$4,306	$8,534
Equipment – Hoarding	$321	$747
Tools	$191	$756
Work Vehicles	$7,066	$65,000
Supplies – Field	$4,943	$7,066
Office Supplies	$437	$1,748
Permits and Licenses	$50	$250
Insurance and Bonds	$750	$3,050
Start-Up Marketing and Promotion	$9,000	$11,000
Organizational Expenses	$1,500	$4,000
Additional Funds (before start date and 1st 90 days)	$10,000	$65,000
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$85,814	$262,651

 
Other Fees

Type of Fee	Amount
Royalty	The greater of: (a) 8%) of gross revenue if weekly sales do not exceed $8,000, 7% if weekly sales are between $8,001 and $12,000, and 6% if weekly sales exceed $12,001, or (b) a weekly minimum royalty of $200.
National Marketing Contribution	3% of gross revenue or $100, whichever is more.
Local Advertising	Minimum of 2% of monthly gross revenue.
Technology Fee	The then current fee, currently $100, plus $30 per phone in the office.
Cost of Audit	Actual expenses the franchisor incurs for the audit.
Expenses of Training a Replacement Designated Owner	The trainer's cost of travel, wages, lodging, meals and incidental expenses and a daily per diem of $100 per trainer sent for traveling to the franchisee’s location to administer training.
Fee for Continuing Education	The then-current fee in light of the trainer's skill and experience and the length and location of the training program. Franchisees pay their own expenses.
Renewal Fee	20% of the then-current initial franchise fee.
Transfer Fee	$5,000
Annual Meeting Registration Fee	$750 per attendee.
Annual Meeting Non-Attendance Fee	$2,000 per person.
Late Report Fee	$50
Altered Report Review Fee	$50
Declined Payment Charge	$35 or the franchisor’s actual expenses.
Administrative Processing Fee	$50 for each late payment or required report.
Interest on Late Payments	1.5% per month or at the highest rate allowed by applicable law on the date when payment is due, whichever is less.
Indemnification/ Attorney Fees and Costs / Damages	All losses and expenses incurred.
Alternative Supplier Approval Fee	The actual costs to review such supplier.

The above information has been compiled from the FDD of Steri-Clean. Year of FDD: 2025.
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