• Formentera’s controversial chiringuitos are at stake after a summer of serious infractions

This follows from the legal and technical reports prepared by the technicians of the Ministry of the Sea and Water Cycle of the Government, from the presentation of the former concessionaires in which they requested the nullity of the concessionary titles granted to the Consell Insular de Formentera.

In general terms, the Government was asked to «declare the termination of the concession for the eight kiosks, terrace and authorized bathrooms» due to a series of irregularities, most of them unveiled by La Voz de IbizaThe irregularities included: from non-detachable structures installed in flood zones, the absence of staking out to the failure to remove them for a month as established by both the General Coastal Regulationsthe concession title and the bidding specifications.

For this reason, they proposed that the evidence be admitted, that «the corresponding inspections be ordered» and that «the expiration of the concession title» be agreed.

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After the inspections and the reports of the technicians of the Conselleria del Mar, both the Consell and the licensees were given time to present their allegations. For the time being, there are no resolution proposals, although these infractions contemplate the withholding of the the termination of the concession.

No information

The Conselleria del Mar has responded to La Voz de Ibiza that, as it is an open procedure, «at the moment we cannot provide information or documentation».

• Insumisión de los chiringuitos de Formentera: Prohens said that «the file is still open».

The 7 irregularities

1. Failure to disassemble

The first point analyzed by the former concessionaires is the «flagrant breach of the concession title by not dismantling all the elements of the concession and not dismantling the kiosks within the term required by the concession».

As advanced by La Voz de Ibiza, the condition of dismantling was included in the administrative and technical administrative and technical specifications and in the concession title based on the provisions of the General Coastal General Coastal Regulations.

Based on the allegations presented by the Consell Insular de Formentera in March 2023, it had been established that «the annual obligation to dismantle is reduced to a period of one month between January 15 and February 15 of each year».

It had also been reported that the concessionaires failed to comply with the obligation to install dismountable structures, as established in the Coastal Regulations. Article 68 states that «these facilities shall be seasonal and dismountable in all their elements«.

Among the evidence, the complainants have presented a series of images, statements by spokesman Juanjo Costas in Ràdio Illa and conclude that «the facilities are not removable because they take 45 days to be assembled and the same to be disassembled».

«These are wooden constructions, mostly built plank by plank. That is why it has taken 45 days to assemble practically all the kiosks. There are even two kiosks that have more than one floor,» they said.

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In any case, they clarified that «the only kiosk that would meet the requirement of being modular and removable in all its elements is the kiosk La Gitana, located in Migjorn beach, where La Franja was located».

2. Lack of prior recognition report

Secondly, they state that «the preliminary survey report of the works has not been drawn up, which implies a breach of the concession title and a cause for the expiration of the concession».

As advanced by La Voz de Ibiza, the beach bars have operated throughout the season without having the required record of staking out, a technical document that certifies the correct location and construction of infrastructure in the Maritime-Terrestrial Public Domain (DPMT), which consists of an initial record at the beginning of the assembly and a final one, as an evaluation of the facilities.

For this reason, the former concessionaires warn of the risks of these constructions since «there is no record of the competent professional for the direction of works; spaces outside the authorized DPMT (Maritime Terrestrial Public Domain) have been occupied; what has been executed does not conform to the project on the basis of which the concession was granted».

3. Installed in flood zones

In addition to this irregularity, the beach kiosks «bear a certain risk of being reached by the sea» since some of them are located in a flood zone.

Law 22/1988, of July 28, 1988, on Coasts, in its article 27, establishes the transit easement that «shall apply to a strip of 6 meters, measured inland from the inner limit of the sea shore».

In this sense, it determines that «this zone must be left permanently open for public pedestrian traffic and for surveillance and rescue vehicles, except in specially protected areas».

This is also included in Article 74 of the Coastal Regulations in Article 74, which establishes the general rules for the occupation of beaches: «A strip of at least six meters shall be left permanently free from the shore at high tide«.

In the letter presented to the Conselleria it is detailed that «the kiosk located in Es Pujols (identified as lot nº19 in the assignment contract and currently called Briss), the one located in Cala Saona (Lot nº3, called BocaBoca) and the kiosk located in Es Copinyar (Lot nº 27, called Bartolo), do not comply with the necessary minimum distance of six meters from the shore at high tide and are being reached by the sea».

«They are all located in extremely sensitive environments,» they add.

In addition, they have referred to statements made by Juanjo Costa who acknowledged that «the planimetry on which the stakeout records are based was prepared by them.the planimetry on which the stakeout minutes are based was elaborated by themselves.«.

4. Invasion of the public domain not granted

Here reference is made to the «installation of a sewage pipe of approximately 270 linear meters under the walkway to serve the kiosk located on Mitjorn beach, currently called Amar», as reported at the time by La Voz de Ibiza.

Likewise, the concessionaires harmed by the contest under suspicion detail that «sand movements, dune breakage, alteration of the installed walkways and the existence of several spills in the sand» are observed.

This issue was already denounced before this Conselleria during the execution of the works and «no response has been received and the installation is still there».

6. Wastewater discharges

In the document, the kiosks named Briss, Amar and Bartolo are also denounced for «unauthorized dumping» and photographs are attached as evidence.

It also states that «in any case, unauthorized discharge of wastewater is a serious infraction».

6. Substantial modification of the concession title

The former concessionaires have argued that the location of the two kiosks at Els Arenals, which are positioned on natural stretches of beach, «would not comply with the minimum distance of 300 meters required by Article 68 of the Regulations(with respect to the current concession of another bar)».

However, with the alternative location for them proposed by the Consell in March 2023, this minimum distance is respected.

A topographical study contracted by the affected companies has revealed that at least two beach bars have been located in unauthorized areas. have been located in unauthorized points and, therefore, outside the space reflected in the concession title, as has advanced La Voz de Ibiza.

These are located in places that are impossible to be authorized, since they do not comply with the minimum distance of 300 meters between authorized food and beverage outlets, in violation of one of the articles of the Coastal Regulation.

«The kiosk has not been located in the place where it obtained authorization and we are aware of the report issued by the AGE regarding the irregularities detected after the complaint filed with the Coastal Demarcation», by means of a letter dated July 11 d 2024.

«In the same we denounce the occupation of maritime-terrestrial public domain without title in two locations of Arenals Beach, those corresponding to lot 38 (former kiosk Pirata Bus) and lot 35 (former kiosk La Franja) of the contract of assignment of rights of occupation of the DPMT in the TM of Formentera», they noted.

7. Lack of public exposure of the concession project

According to the former concessionaires of the beach kiosks in the letter submitted to the Consellería del Mar y Ciclo del Agua, «there is no record of the public exposure of the project in accordance with the rules of Costas«.

In this sense, they detail that, «although the concession indicates that the request was submitted to the regulatory public and official information in 2022, we have no record of the published announcement«.

Therefore, they consider that the procedure for granting the concession is vitiated by nullity «since the public information procedure allows for the presentation of allegations during the period granted and has been ignored».

«This has caused defenselessness and has prevented allegations against planned locations, distances, affected services, mobility, property rights, rights of neighbors, etc.,» they have exposed.

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• Asier Fernández denies Sa Unió and the chiringuitos: «We asked the Govern in October and the answer was ‘we have to dismantle'».

La entrada The expiration of the concession to the beach bars of Formentera is closer. se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.

• The Consell de Formentera goes from putting firm to fold to the chiringuitos of the contest under suspicion

The regional agency has informed Ràdio Illa that it will check if the beach bars of the Pitiusa Menor proceed to «dismantling within the deadlines established in the administrative concession». And he added that «if this obligation is not fulfilled, the Conselleria [balear] will analyze the situation and may act in accordance with the provisions of the regulations, including the possibility of opening a file». From the Directorate General of Coasts of the Government have clarified to La Voz de Ibiza that the sanctions and proceedings would be for the concessionaires of the beach bars, not for the Consell de Formentera (to whom the Ministry of Ecological Transition has delegated the concessions). On the other hand, the Balearic Government has confirmed the receipt of the request made by the Consell insular. In its letter, it requested «as a precautionary measure the suspension of the obligation to dismantle the beach bars between January 15 and February 15». In turn, last week the Balearic Government had reported that «could consider the possibility» of suspending the obligation to dismantle the beach kiosks for a month for subsequent years (from 2026) provided that the Consell de Formentera «formally raise this request.»

Time of grace

The latest statements of the Govern occur when the month in which the beach kiosks should be dismantled has already begun to run, as established by the concessionary title of Costas under the Coastal Regulation, and included in the contracts signed by the beach bars. Far from requiring the beach kiosk owners to comply with the agreement, the Consell has bowed to their claim and their controversial arguments by requesting the Govern to exempt the concessionaires from the requirement to dismantle the beach kiosks. One of these arguments echoed by the Consell insular is that, according to the concessionaires of the beach bars, «the rule does not detail at any time the definition of season nor does it indicate in which months a season is fixed«. On the other hand, the concessionaires have argued about an alleged «legal conflict» as a result of the «lack of consistency between the contractual specifications approved by the Consell and the content of the concession, which is explained, in turn, by the time difference between one and the other». Meanwhile, the Consell has informed all successful bidders that, «provisionally and until the precautionary measures are resolved, do not proceed to dismantle the kiosks-bars to avoid causing irreparable damage» in environmental material.

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• Sa Unió de Formentera copies the owners’ report to avoid dismantling the beach bars

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• The Consell de Formentera goes from putting firm to fold to the chiringuitos of the contest under suspicion

As of this Wednesday, the new owners of the beach bars are in breach of the concession contract when the deadline to dismantle the facilities in the natural sections of the beaches for a month between January 15 and February 15 was met, as established by the Consell de Formentera itself, which it now seeks to circumvent. As established by the Directorate General of the Coast and Sea of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, kiosks in this type of sectors «cannot be permanent». Article 68 of the Coastal Regulation states that «these facilities shall be seasonal and removable in all its elements». Although now they try to deny it, this was known to the concessionaires and was established in the contracting specifications. One of the concessionaires had publicly acknowledged this. On June 11 last year, in an interview on Ràdio Illa, Juanjo Costa, responsible for the kiosk in Migjorn – who was ‘authorized’ to bury pipes without a license under the protected dunes, had argued that they were anxious to be exempted from the obligation to dismantle their facilities for a month. According to what he said at the time, this in practice implied being left without beach establishments for three months: one to assemble, one to dismantle and the month without installations. Implicitly, in these statements, the irregularity is exposed: the structures installed on the beaches of Formentera are not removable. The fact is that, as confirmed by a company dedicated to the installation of wooden beach bars in modules prepared for beaches, the dismantling takes just two days, as well as the installation of the same.

The actual costs of the operation

For the owners of the chiringuitos, the dismantling, storage and reassembly would cost approximately 50,000 euros, as published by Ràdio Illa.

However, the specialized company consulted by La Voz de Ibiza stated that the real cost of this operation is 6,500 euros in total: 3,000 euros for assembly and 3,500 euros for disassembly. Each process takes two days. This implies barely 13% of the supposed values used by the owners to sustain their arguments and avoid the regulations that establish the obligation to disassemble.

What the Coastal Regulation says

The General Coastal Regulation, updated in 2014, determines the regulatory framework for coastal protection and legal certainty.

It establishes not only the obligation to install non-fixed modular structures for the operation of the beach bars, but also to dismantle them at the end of each season.

«The seasonal services may have an authorization for a maximum period of four years, although the facilities must be dismantled after the end of each of the seasons included in the term of duration of the authorization,» it states. In addition, in article 68, referred to the «occupations in the natural stretches of the beaches», it determines that «the establishments expendedores of foods and drinks will not exceed 70 square meters, of which, 20, like maximum, will be able to be destined to closed installation. These facilities will be seasonal and removable in all its elements». The lifting of the occupation will take «implicit the obligation for the beneficiary of the administrative title enabled for this purpose to restore the beach to its natural state prior to the occupation or use,» as stated in the Regulation.

What is a «demountable» structure

On the other hand, Article 110 specifies what is meant by «demountable facilities«. Those that:

• At the most, they will require specific foundation works, which, in any case, will not protrude from the ground.
• Are made up of prefabricated series elements, modules, panels or similar, without on-site processing of materials or use of welding.
• They are assembled and disassembled by sequential processes, being able to be erected without demolition and being easily transportable as a whole.

This is also established in Article 51 of Law 22/1988.

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• The beach bars of Formentera accepted the obligation to dismantle a month that they now want to avoid by all means.

La entrada The concessionaires did not comply with the terms and conditions by installing non-detachable beach bars. se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.

• The beach bars of Formentera accepted the obligation to dismantle a month that they now want to avoid by all means.

Although the new owners of the beach bars have tried to avoid this obligation, the legal-technical report of the Consell de Formentera issued last December 20 is conclusive and leaves no room for doubt. «It is mandatory to dismantle the facilities of the food and beverage establishments between January 15 and February 15, as this Consell must comply with the provisions of its concession title,» state the technicians in the document in possession of La Voz de Ibiza.

This report has been prepared by the legal and technical services of the Consell in the framework of the monitoring of the beach services contract based on the doubts raised by the persons awarded the contract for the exploitation of seasonal services on the beaches of Formentera. The third point of this report refers to the «dismantling of the concession installations». There it is detailed that Article 68 of the General Coastal Regulation specifies the dimensions, distances and temporality of food and beverage establishments on natural beaches. In the resolution of the General Directorate of the Coast and Sea of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge determines that the facilities must be «removable» to provide services in high season to beach users. The same Ministry has established that «having reviewed the proposal of the Consell, its allegations in the hearing process and the history of existing concessions in force in this Directorate General of the Coast and Sea, in relation to the period of operation of the kiosks and the situation of the same for the application of Articles 68 and 69 of the General Regulation of Coasts», it is established that «it is prevented from maintaining a kiosk of a removable nature all year round in operation».

Kiosks cannot be permanent

It is that the kiosks in natural stretches «cannot be permanent». The same article 68 states that «these facilities shall be seasonal and dismountable in all their elements».

Although the concession title of Costas establishes that «the administrative concessions must be dismantled one month a year (during the first quarter of the year)«, from a municipal allegation presented in March 2023 it was established that «the annual obligation to dismantle is reduced to the period of one monthbetween January 15 and February 15 of each year«. The Consell set this condition to harmonize two contradictory principles: the obligation to dismantle one month during the first quarter established by Costas and to be open all year round to deseasonalize, a condition also set in the specifications.

So this Wednesday the concessionaires of the questioned chiringuitos should have not only dismantled all the structures but also reverted the territory to its original state. After the 30 days, they could start again to assemble the kiosks. Something that, clearly, they have failed to do.

They knew

The Formentera beach bars were aware of the obligation to dismantle each of the facilities for a minimum of one month when they formalized the contract with the Consell de Formentera, which put an end to the tortuous process of the contest under suspicion and allowed the launch of what the promoters foresaw as a succulent business and which has now turned out to be not so succulent and has led them to request a reduction in the canon of the canon, which has led them to request a reduction in the canon of the canon, which has led them to request a reduction in the canon of the canon. to request a reduction of the canon. The concession title that is part of the contract, without any doubt, establishes, in response to a previous allegation of the Consell de Formentera, which intended to be open all year round, that «the facilities must remain dismantled one month within the annual period in the first quarter of the year».

The Govern also confirms it

The Conselleria del Mar y del Cicle del Agua of the Balearic Government has informed last week that the targeted beach bars are obliged to «dismantle their facilities for at least one month, between January 15 and February 15 of this year,» according to Ràdio Illa. Meanwhile, the councilor of Environment of the Consell de Formentera and first vice president, Verónica Castelló, has advanced her intentions to request to the Govern the suspension of the obligation to dismantle the beach kiosks. This despite the fact that Castelló was one of the three councilors of Sa Unió who were part of the extraordinary Governing Board responsible for awarding the lots, which is why she was questioned in the framework of the investigation initiated by the UCO of the Guardia Civil last October.

Silence

This week, La Voz de Ibiza tried to know the position of the Consell and if it planned to open a disciplinary file before the imminent expiration of the deadline for the dismantling of the kiosks. So far, the query was not answered.

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• The Consell de Formentera puts firm to the chiringuitos: must be dismantled urgently

La entrada Insubordination in Formentera: the beach bars do not comply with specifications, contract and the order of the Consell del concurso under suspicion. se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.

• The beach bars of Formentera accepted the obligation to dismantle a month that they now want to avoid by all means.

The Conselleria del Mar y del Cicle del Agua of the Govern has confirmed to Ràdio Illa that the beach kiosks will have to be dismantled between January 15 and February 15. Anyway, the Govern has said that, already for 2026, «could study the possibility» of suspending the obligation to dismantle the beach kiosks, «provided that this request is formally raised». That is to say, that the request is from the Consell. Last month La Voz de Ibiza published a legal report of the Consell de Formentera in which doubts of concessionaires were clarified. The report recalled that the resolution of the Directorate General of the Coast and Sea of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, which has granted the concession of the beach service area to the Consell, reads as follows:

«Article 68 of the General Coastal Regulation specifies the dimensions, distances, and temporality of food and beverage establishments on natural beaches. It is about, with the minimum occupancy (which is also limited by requiring significant distances to other establishments also vending food and beverages), and with removable facilities, provide services in high season to beach users. Therefore, the requirement for the permanence and occupation of these stretches is maximum and it cannot be understood that there is a need to occupy the demanio out of season with a large number of users on the beach. However, the municipal allegation presented in March 2023 can be accepted, and the annual obligation to dismantle can be reduced to the period of one month between January 15 and February 15 of each year». This same text is included in the contracts signed by the concessionaires of the beach kiosks. In other words, the owners of Formentera’s beach kiosks knew they would have to dismantle, something they now object to.

The role of the Consell de Formentera

After the aforementioned legal report ratifying the obligation to dismantle the beach kiosks, Sa Unió removed Llorenç Córdoba from the presidency and a new political stage began on the island. Already with the new Governing Board operational, the Councilor for the Environment, Verónica Castelló, has told Ràdio Illa that she plans to send a formal request to the Govern to prevent the beach kiosks from having to be dismantled. She has clarified that «it will have to be taken into account that any change will also depend on the Ministry [de Transición Ecológica]» and that «from the conselleria [del Mar y del Ciclo del Agua] we are aware of the impact that this means for the concessionaires and we are open to assess options that can facilitate their activity, respecting the current legal framework.» An alternative that Castelló has put on the table is that the kiosks remain where they are, although closed.

Dealer claims

The concessionaires of the beach kiosks, meanwhile, are pushing to avoid the obligation to dismantle. In fact, on December 16, concessionairesof lots 3, 19, 24, 35, 38, 43 and 50 presented a formal claim to the Consell de Formentera. One of their arguments is that this implies disbursing close to 50,000 euros. «It is an implicit way of admitting that their kiosks are not removable, a condition required by the Coastal Regulations,» a former concessionaire complained to La Voz de Ibiza. The current beach bar lessors also allude that, in addition to the month in which the kiosk would be closed, they could add up to two months for assembly and disassembly tasks. On the other hand, the concessionaires point out that in the specifications of the kiosk tender, tendered in November 2021 does not mention the obligation to dismantle kiosks, something established a year and a half later when the concession was made, by the Directorate General of the Coast and Sea of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, to the Consell. Their complaint is that they could not contemplate costs associated with the dismantling at the time of bidding. However, the obligation does appear in the subsequent award contract.

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• The Consell de Formentera puts firm to the chiringuitos: must be dismantled urgently

La entrada Sa Unió begins to govern in breach of the Costas concession and the contract it signed with the concessionaires. se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.

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Thus, the concessionaires will have to hurry to meet one of the requirements: to have the structure disassembled by January 15 and not start reassembling it until February 15. It is an unavoidable condition of the concession granted by the Directorate General of the Coast and Sea of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge: «Article 68 of the General Coastal Regulation specifies the dimensions, distances, and temporality of food and beverage establishments on natural beaches. It is about, with the minimum occupancy (which is also limited by requiring significant distances to other establishments also vending food and beverages), and with removable facilities, provide services in high season to beach users. Therefore, the requirement for the permanence and occupation of these sections is maximum and it cannot be understood that there is a need for the occupation of the demanio out of season with a large number of users on the beach. However, the municipal allegation presented in March of 2023 can be attended, and admit that the annual obligation to dismantle is reduced to the period of one month between January 15 and February 15 of each year». They have the obligation to provide service from May to November within the fixed schedules. Provided that they have all the authorizations from other administrations when necessary. Otherwise, they are exempted from such obligation. «Those facilities whose start-up requires permits or procedures that would prevent them from being put into operation when the contract is formalized may delay the start of operation until the completion of such procedures or the obtainment of the pertinent permits».

Further clarifications

The report of the Consell de Formentera also clarifies key points of the service:

• It is emphasized that subrogation of personnel is prohibited. This is something that had been denounced by former concessionaires and highlighted in a Human Resources report. The impossibility of subcontracting services, both pointed out, made it impossible for the winning companies to cover the required schedule with a staff of less than 15 or 20 people. «As this is a new tender, unlike the authorizations of previous years, the figure of subrogation of staff as set out in Article 130 of Law 9/2017, of November 8, on Public Sector Contracts, is not applicable,» the new report highlights.
• A worker may not work in more than one lot. A section of the bidding documents states: «The worker assigned to a lot may not cover the service linked to another lot, even when those had been awarded to the same bidder».
• Lifeguards. The report leaves no room for doubt by stating that «on beaches where there is no municipal service and at times when these services are not provided, there must be a lifeguard by the lots». The lack of lifeguards was one of the irregularities admitted by the Consell de Formentera during the last season.
• Staff experience. The Consell de Formentera may require as much documentation as it deems necessary to accredit the experience of the contracted personnel.
• Weather. Before closing due to bad weather conditions, concessionaires must apply to the Consell de Formentera.
• Low tourist influx. The official responsible for the contract will apply his criteria «with reason» in the event that there are requests to have the facility closed within the mandatory period and schedule.

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• Chiringuitos ask the Consell de Formentera for a reduction in the canon of the contest under suspicion

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Among the irregularities of this summer, the beach bars of Bustos in es Pujols serve drinks on the beach as if it were a terrace despite being expressly prohibited.

«The specifications are impossible to comply with» because of the administration, said Bustos on behalf of all concessionaires, despite the commitment made in the bidding of the established specifications. For this reason, he raised vociferously that the Consell should carry out an «economic rebalancing«. For the time being, this oral and informal request has not been translated into a formal written claim.

The three points of the meeting

This meeting was attended by the owners of the beach bars:

• Sea and Beach 2 (by Damián Verdera Walker)
• Castavi Apartments (managed by Indeisla SA, in turn managed by Angel Bustos)
• Paraiso de los Pinos SA(Ferrer Catalina Bustos)
• Delle Vittorie(Lorenzo Biancolella)
• Monolisto 2016(Pedro Jesús Redondo Arribas)
• Far away la Mola(Juan José Costa Guasch)
• Ojalá Formentera (Nico Antico)

The only absent owner was Bartolomé Escandell Torres, of the chiringuito Bartolo, the only survivor of the previous concessionaires. As La Voz de Ibiza has been reporting exclusively, of the eight, only one of them would have won if the scoring criteria established in the bases were not modified, changes that were made with envelopes two open, as well as some envelopes with the economic offer.

Despite the irregularities and two legal reports, one internal and one external, which recommended not to award the pending kiosk lots, Sa Unió consecrated the irregularities.

Apocalyptic scenario

The new concessionaires presented an «apocalyptic « scenario -according to those present at the meeting- in which only the businessman Bustos spoke, while the rest made their own appraisals. The concessionaires focused on three points. The first one was the communication problems between the Consell and the concessionaires. These also accused that during the season they put «many sticks in the wheel to work», although the multiple irregularities detected have not yet led to the opening of disciplinary proceedings. In the whole summer, they only had to face a single inspection in which they were asked for the complaint forms, the list of prices and the names of the workers. On the third point, the concessionaires claimed that they had strictly complied with everything they had committed to in the specifications. «What we signed, we fulfilled,» said Bustos. However, the Consell has evidence of non-compliance such as the opening hours, the lack of lifeguards, the service on the beach, the lack of the minutes of replanting.

La entrada Chiringuitos ask the Consell de Formentera for a reduction in the canon of the contest under suspicion se publicó primero en La Voz De Ibiza.

Among the irregularities of this summer, the beach bars of Bustos in es Pujols serve drinks on the beach as if it were a terrace despite being expressly prohibited.

«The specifications are impossible to comply with» because of the administration, said Bustos on behalf of all concessionaires, despite the commitment made in the bidding of the established specifications. For this reason, he raised vociferously that the Consell should carry out an «economic rebalancing«. For the time being, this oral and informal request has not been translated into a formal written claim.

The three points of the meeting

This meeting was attended by the owners of the beach bars:

• Sea and Beach 2 (by Damián Verdera Walker)
• Castavi Apartments (managed by Indeisla SA, in turn managed by Angel Bustos)
• Paraiso de los Pinos SA(Ferrer Catalina Bustos)
• Delle Vittorie(Lorenzo Biancolella)
• Monolisto 2016(Pedro Jesús Redondo Arribas)
• Far away la Mola(Juan José Costa Guasch)
• Ojalá Formentera (Nico Antico)

The only absent owner was Bartolomé Escandell Torres, of the chiringuito Bartolo, the only survivor of the previous concessionaires. As La Voz de Ibiza has been reporting exclusively, of the eight, only one of them would have won if the scoring criteria established in the bases were not modified, changes that were made with envelopes two open, as well as some envelopes with the economic offer.

Despite the irregularities and two legal reports, one internal and one external, which recommended not to award the pending kiosk lots, Sa Unió consecrated the irregularities.

Apocalyptic scenario

The new concessionaires presented an «apocalyptic « scenario -according to those present at the meeting- in which only the businessman Bustos spoke, while the rest made their own appraisals. The concessionaires focused on three points. The first one was the communication problems between the Consell and the concessionaires. These also accused that during the season they put «many sticks in the wheel to work», despite the fact that the multiple irregularities detected have still led to the opening of disciplinary proceedings. In the whole summer, they only had to face a single inspection where they were asked for the complaint forms, the list of prices and the names of the workers. On the third point, the concessionaires claimed that they had strictly complied with everything they had committed to in the specifications. «What we signed, we fulfilled,» said Bustos. However, the Consell has evidence of non-compliance such as the opening hours, the lack of lifeguards, the service on the beach, the lack of the minutes of replanting.

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