CONDOMINIO LAS TORRES GEMELAS

Contratos de Alimentos y Bebidas

Food and Beverage Contracts

 

 

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Antecedentes

1. Desde la apertura del edificio en 1976, han existido Areas especificas previstas para proporcionar servicios de alimentos y bebidas. Las Areas incluidas en los planos arquitectonicos originales del edificio eran:

Nivel Lobby:                         1. Discoteca Poseidon (actualmente el Restaurante El Principio)

                                             2. Lobby Bar (actualmente Area de sillones y descanso en Lobby)

                                             3. Cafeteria Lobby (Area debajo de las escaleras principales, actualmente pasillo de circulacion)

 Nivel Calle:                          1. Terraza Torre Sur (Area entre la fachada de la Torre Sur y la Costera, actualmente area jardinada)

 Nivel Estacionamiento 1:      1: Area de Bodegas (actualmente Area de lavanderia)

 Nivel Alberca de Niños:       1. Cafeteria Girasol (actualmente Cybercafe y Teatro)

                                             2. Bar (actualmente Area jardinada para juegos infantiles)

                                             3. Comedor de empleados (actualmente Teatro)

                                             4. Cocinas generales (actualmente Comedor de empleados y Cocina de empleados)

                                             5. Area de Bodegas (actualmente convertido a espacio para estacionamiento)

Nivel Alberca Principal:         1. Bar Burbujas

Nivel Playa:                           1. Restaurante y Bar Rompeolas (actualmente convertido a asoleadero y Area de jazucci)

2. De 1976 hasta 1986, todas las Areas de alimentos fueron operados por la Asociacion de Condominos y con perdidas anuales constantes que fueron absorbidos por los propietarios. En 1986, ante la perdida de mas de $500,000 en ese año y una planta de trabajadores arriba de 100 personas, la Asamblea de Condominos autorizo que las Areas fueran concesionadas a empresas o terceros externos, cobrando una renta.

3. De 1986 a 1988, las Areas fueron concesionadas al Sr. Roberto Castillo quien despuues de 2 años quiebra, dejo de pagar las rentas establecidas y inicio un juicio legal que duro 14 meses y ocasiono importantes gastos legales a los propietarios.

4. De 1989 a 1990, las Areas fueron concesionadas a la cadena de restaurantes Lynis de la Ciudad de Mexico, quien las opero con perdidas durante 2 años y en 1990, debido a el conflicto violento que surgia entre el Administrador, el Sr. Jaime Garibay y un grupo de condominos disidentes liderados por el Sr. Salvador Castillo Mena, Lynis abandono las instalaciones y dejo 60 trabajadores sindicalizados sin persona alguna que respondiera por ellos.

5. El 1o de Diciembre de 1990, ante la amenaza de huelga del sindicato y el cierre del edificio derivado del abandono de los trabajadores de Lynis, el Administrador del Condominio, el Sr. Jaime Garibay solicito a Corporacion Mexicana de Condominios, el pool de rentas operado por el Sr. Kim Grover, que operaran las Areas de Alimentos y Bebidas y se responsabilizaran de los trabajadores abandonados por Lynis.

6. Por las razones explicadas arriba, el 1 de Diciembre de 1990 se firmo el primer convenio de concesion con la empresa que actualmente opera las Areas de alimentos y bebidas, y las condiciones del cual eran exactamente las mismas que se habian pactado anteriormente con los Restaurantes Lynis, es decir incluia las mismas Areas e instalaciones y las mismas condiciones de renta y de plazo de vigencia.

Para ver este contrato pulse aqui Contrato de Alimentos y Bebidas 1990

7. En 1992, dos años despues de firmado el actual contrato de concesion, el Sr. Kim Grover fue nombrado, junto con 4 personas adicionales, como Administrador del Condominio, puesto que actualmente ocupa. Desde esta fecha se habla de un conflicto de internas en la firma del contrato de concesion, siendo que este fue firmado dos años antes de que ocupara cargo alguno en la Administracion del Condominio.

8. Entre 1992 y 1998, la empresa concesionaria de las Areas de alimentos voluntariamente regreso al Condominio Areas e instalaciones importantes que venian incluidos en su contrato, por ser para obras de beneficio para los propietarios. Las Areas fueron las siguientes:

                                                - El Restaurante Rompeolas (para ser construido el asoleadero y jacuzzi)

                                                - El Bar de la alberca de niños (para ser habilitado el Area de juegos para niños)

                                                - El Lobby Bar ( para ser incorporado al Area de Lobby)

                                                - La Cafeteria del Lobby (para ser destinado a Area de acceso)

                                              - El Area de bodegas del segundo nivel de estacionamiento (para ser habilitado para espacios adicionalesde estacionamiento. En compensacion, el concesionario recibia una pequeña area de bodegas en el mismo nivel del lado de la Torre Norte.

 9. En 1998, ante las constantes criticas de algunos propietarios disidentes, se solicito a una empresa de consultaria de nivel internacional que revisaran las condiciones del contrato y diera su opinion al respecto. Su opinion fue:

Opinion de la Empresa de Consultoria Externa

10. En 1998, aun cuando el contrato no vencia, y que el consultor externo juzgo equitativo el contrato, el Concesionario estuvo de acuerdo en incrementar el % sobre las ventas que se paga por concepto de renta de 8% a 12%. Ademas se hicieron algunas adecuaciones adicionales la contrato.

Contrato Actual en Vigencia

11. En 2002, el monto recibido por el Condominio fue de $135,000. En el 2002 esta cantidad fue de mas de $200,000, la mayor cantidad que el edificio haya recibido en su historia.

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     Background

1. Since the date the building was opened in 1976, specific areas have existed for providing Food and Beverage Services. The areas included in the original architectural drawings for the building were:

Lobby Level:                         1. Poseidon Discotheque (currently El Principio Restaurant)

                                             2. Lobby Bar (currently sitting area in the Lobby)

                                             3. Lobby Cafeteria (area under the main entrance stairs, currently used as a hallway)

 Street Level:                         1. South Tower Terrace (area between the South Tower face and the Costera, currently garden area)

 Parking Lot 1st Level:           1: Storage area (currently laundry area)

 Children's Pool Level:            1. Girasol Cafeteria (currently Cybercafe and Meeting Room)

                                             2. Bar (currently children's play area)

                                             3. Employee Dining Room (currently Meeting Room)

                                             4. Main kitchens (currently employees dining rooms and kitchens)

                                             5. Storage Area (currently converted to additional parking spaces)

Main Pool Level:                   1. Burbujas Bar

Beach Level:                         1. Rompeolas Restaurant and Bar (currently converted to the new sundeck and jazucci area)

2. From 1976 until 1986, all the food and beverage areas were operated by our own Owners's Association with constant yearly losses that were paid for by the Owners. In 1986, after a loss of US$50,000 in that year and with a total workforce 100 people, Owners's Assembly assembly decided to rent the food and beverage areas to a company or third party.

3. From 1986 to 1988, the areas were rented to Mr. Roberto Castle who after 2 years went broke, didn't pay the rent and began a legal suit against the building that lasted 14 months and caused large legal expenses to the Owner's.

4. From 1989 to 1990, the areas were rented to the Lynis Restaurant chain from Mexico City, who also operated at a loss for 2 years and in 1990, due to the violent conflict that arose between the Administrator, Mr. Jaime Garibay and a group of dissident Owner's led by Mr. Salvador Castillo Mena. As a result of this conflict,  Lynis abandoned the building and left 60 unionized workers on the job with no one responsible for them.

5. On the 1st of December 1990, in the face of a strike by the union and the closing of the building resulting from the abandonment of the workers, the Administrator of the Condominium, Mr. Jaime Garibay asked Corporación Mexicana de Condominios, the rental pool operated by Mr. Kim Grover, to take over the Food and Beverage Areas and take responsibility for the workers left by Lynis Restaurants.

6. For the reasons explained above, on December 1st 1990, the first version of the current contact was signed. The terms and conditions of this contract  were exactly the same ones that had been agreed to previously with the Lynis Restaurants chain, that is, it included the same areas and equipment and the same rent and period of rental. In order to see this contract:

Press here: Foods and Beverage Contract - 1990 Version

7. In 1992, two years after the present rental contract was signed, Mr. Kim Grover was named, along with 4 additional people, Administrator of the Condominium, a position he still occupies. Since this time, dissident Owners have constantly spoken that a conflict of interest existed in the signing or in the terms of the contract, despite the fact that it was signed two years before he held any official position in the condominium.

8. Between 1992 and 1998, rental pool voluntarily returned significant parts of the areas covered by the contract, to the Condominium for benefit of the Owner's. The areas returned to the Owner's were the following ones:

                                                 - The Rompeolas Restaurant (to build the sundeck and jacuzzi)

                                                 -The Bar by the children's pool  (to build the children's play area)

                                                 - The Lobby Bar ( to be reincorporated into the lobby)

                                                 - The Lobby Cafeteria (to be reincorporated into a hallway)

                                                 -The storage area on the second parking level (To provide additional parking spaces.)

9. In 1998, in the face of constant criticism from some dissident Owner's, an international Food and Beverage Consulting Company was hired to review the terms and conditions of the contract and give its opinion on the matter. Its opinion was:

Opinion of the Consulting Company

10. In 1998, even though the contract was judged to be fair by the external consultant, the Rental Pool agreed to increase % of sales that is paid for rent from 8% to 12%. The amended contract can be seen here:

Amended Food and Beverage Contract

11. In 2002, the amount received by the Condominium for rent was $135,000. In the 2002 this amount increased to more than $200.000, the largest amount that the building has received in its history.