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RESOLUTION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC No. 225/2007
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1. The Hall of Sessions of S. Bento Palace, inaugurated in 1903, will be
object of deep remodeling works, aiming at, wants to
conservation of a space with more than a century of existence, with
preservation of its architectural lines, wants the betterment
global environmental and technological conditions of work. Are they like
foreseen interventions at the level of the system's full replacement
AVAC, from the restoration and functional improvement of the benches of the
Presidency, the Members, the Orders and the Government, of the
replacement of the floor-laws and the respective support structure, of the system
of lighting and electricity, communications and systems systems
informatics.
2. The Sessions Room is the place where, in normal operation and in the
terms of the Constitution, the plenary meetings of the Assembly take place
of the Republic, which are public. In the same way, in the terms of the
Constitution and the Rules, in the same space occur, in days
in advance established and public knowledge, events
how the appreciation of the Government Programme and the monthly debates with
the Prime Minister, in which they are also present the
members of the Government.
3. The Sessions Room is also the space where, with regularity, if
carry out ceremonies that meet, simultaneously, the holders of the
four constitutionally foreseen organs of sovereignty. In effect, it is
that the case of the Commemorations of the April 25 or the possession of the
President of the elected Republic, events these accompanied
presentially by various high foreign individualities, between
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which are counted heads of state, leaders of executives, ministers and
ambassadors.
4. The meeting of these circumstances thus imposes that the space in appreciation
is the subject of continuous surveillance and control, in particular by the
anticipation of possible threats against the facilities and their respective
users, so an endeavor of the nature and extent of which if
refers to in 1., taking place in hidden and sensitive areas of the Chamber,
lacks special safety measures and imposes appropriate relationship
of trust with the companies to invite, which they should possess, in the
invitation height, in addition to technical and financial capacity
indispensable to the good execution of the oeuvre, appropriate accreditation of
security. Thus being:
The Assembly of the Republic resolves, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 166º
of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, the following:
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1. The endeavor of integral remodeling of the Hall of the Palace Sessions
of S. Bento will be carried out with recourse to the limited contest without
publication of advertisement, with invitation to companies accredited by the
National Security Authority.
2. Without prejudice to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it is supplement-applicable
to the endeavor referred to therein the Decree-Law No. 59/99 of March 2 with the
changes introduced by Law No. 163/99 of September 14 and by the
Decree-Law No. 159/2000 of July 27.
Palace of S. Bento, in July 2007
The Deputies