Calpe Town Council has awarded the contract for lifeguard services, first aid transport and supervised bathing assistance on beaches and the coastline to EULEN S.A. for €3,146,185. Following the signing of the contract, the service will begin on Monday 9 June.
The company will ensure the safety of bathers on Calpe's beaches for the next four years. Its tasks will consist of preventing possible incidents and rescuing those who find themselves in danger. To this end, it will carry out surveillance by land and sea, either on foot on the beach or from proximity chairs or from boats covering the 13 kilometres of the municipality's coastline.
The contract divides the service into low, medium and high seasons, with different resources at each time. The lifeguard and first aid service covers Cala de la Calalga, Playa de la Fossa, Cala del Racó del Port, Playa de Cantal Roig, Cala del Morelló, Playa del Arenal-Bol and Playa de Puerto Blanco. The boats and medical transport must cover the entire coastline. Supervised bathing will take place in the accessible beach areas of La Fossa and Arenal-Bol.
It is precisely in supervised bathing that new features are being introduced with the new contract, as a transfer service is now offered for people with disabilities or mobility problems to the adapted beach. To take advantage of this service, all you need to do is request it by telephone.
The service and staff are adapted to the needs of each season, so the number of lifeguards, beach managers, ambulance drivers, boat skippers, etc. varies depending on the season, reaching 32 people in high season. In this regard, EULEN's provision of a greater number of lifeguards with additional staff to those established in the specifications has been valued.
The ambulance service must be provided at all times, and the rescue boat must operate during the high season.