The Islazul branch in Santiago de Cuba has opened a bidding process for various economic actors to manage, through leasing, cooperation, or consignment, bars, restaurants, cafes, terraces, and other areas of several of its tourist facilities in the province.
Islazul Santiago de Cuba published the announcement this Monday and invited “various economic stakeholders” to submit proposals for the management of gastronomic, recreational, and accommodation spaces.
The relationship includes ten facilities. In the cases of the Costa Morena and Balcón del Caribe hotels, the announcement only specifies the modality of "leasing", without detailing which specific venue or area of each establishment is being auctioned.
For the rest of the facilities, Islazul detailed the available spaces:
- Hotel Las Américas: Bucanero Restaurant, Tricontinental Cabaret, and Compay Café.
- Rancho Club: cabaret-restaurant, bar, and café.
- Hotel Gran Piedra: restaurant, grill, and bar.
- Hotel Deportivo: terrace, bar, and restaurant.
- Hotel Perla: bar.
- Hotel Rex: terrace.
- Hotel Libertad: terrace and bar.
- Villa San Juan: terrace, pool bar-cafeteria, and restaurant.
The announcement does not specify in the poster what type of economic actor can apply for each space, nor does it establish any concrete economic conditions such as rental fees, profit-sharing percentages, or contract durations.
The file must include a business project with the technical plan and a detailed economic proposal, as well as the applicant's full name, phone number, and contact information.
The deadline to submit bids is October 1 at 10:00 a.m..
The new bid from Islazul reflects just how far the state tourism sector is trying to find ways to sustain businesses that are becoming increasingly difficult to operate directly.
More than an isolated call, the process fits into a trend among public companies seeking third parties capable of managing venues, services, and points of sale.
That movement also has increasingly explicit backing in the economic transformations approved by the Government.
In June, authorities announced a greater participation of non-state management forms in tourism and the incorporation of new business modalities, including the leasing of facilities and spaces.
But the most direct step came in August, when the State Council approved a Decree-Law "On Bidding", designed to establish bidding as the general method for selecting partners to contract goods, services, and works, specifically for the management of state production spaces and capacities by both state and non-state actors.
The reopening continued in September with new regulations for tourism. This ministry highlighted the expansion of investment and private management options, including new modalities for operating businesses and facilities in the sector.
And in this regard, just this past weekend, Palmares announced a tender for cafeterias and points of sale in various municipalities of Havana, marking a new opening of state gastronomic spaces to other economic players.
In July, Cimex announced a bidding process to lease 12 commercial establishments in Sancti Spíritus, including cafeterias, sales points, and a warehouse.
The same formula has been repeated in other provinces. In August, Tiendas Caribe made available to self-employed workers, small and medium-sized enterprises, and cooperatives around twenty kiosks and shops in Villa Clara.
That same month, Cienfuegos decided to auction dozens of meat product establishments to be managed by producers and other non-state actors.
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