The latest holiday resort in Lanzarote to be affected by sunbed contracts is Costa Teguise.
Apparently the sunbed operator Servicios Canarios en Playa S.L. (Secapla) who manage 850 sunbeds situated on Playa Las Cucharas, Playa Jablillo, Playa Bastian and Playa Los Charcos did have an agreement but it expired in 2010. As such the Ayuntamiento have now given 15 days notice notice for the company to remove all of their equipment from the beaches in Costa Teguise.
A contract was awarded to Secapla in September 2000 for an initial five year period, which was then extended until the 31st March 2010. Despite not having a current agreement from 2010 to 2013, the operator has continued to pay the annual fee in the region of €105,000 to operate on these beaches.
The council is looking to their counterparts in Tías who secured a much more lucrative contract for their beaches earlier in the summer, a different situation but never the less it’s looking like there won’t be sunbeds adorning the beaches in Costa Teguise in the lead up to Christmas. Once the equipment is removed, the council will open this service for tender, where the existing company and others can compete for the contract. It seems the situation came to light in the summer, however the council did not want to disrupt the peak season by taking action then, it’s hopeful that a new contract can be agreed and operational within a month.
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