The Lisbon City Council ordered to stop the work on the Second Ring Road and annulled the tender for the rehabilitation of this road on suspicion of conflict of interest. At issue is the fact that the work project consultant be at the same time the seller of the material that advised. The consulting firm Consulpav made a change to the company’s status in January this year to pass the “manufacture and market” the pavement advised the House months before.
The story began last year when the chamber hired a company to do the project work. This company subcontracted consultant floors, the Consulpav, which at the time it was invited to participate, was only advice and was not authorized to manufacture and sell the material, found the PUBLIC. The firm was the sole object of this company, but turned out to be later changed.
The project’s work came to the House at the end of the year and about a month later, in late January, the Consulpav became something else. Has amended its articles of association and went on to include in its activity the “manufacture and marketing of distentida rubber and reacted from the recovery of recycled rubber from car tires or trucks and other oils and fillers minerals” , as can be read in the document of amendment to the contract of the company, which was delivered to the offices of the Ministry of Justice
Now, this new amendment. – there was another date prior to 2013 – went on to allow the company providing the flooring solution that had advised the CML, 23 December 2015. from here, there were contractors who knew that the company was to market the product had advised and did get complaints to the municipality for potential conflict of interest and illegality of suspicion. PUBLIC tried to confront the Consulpav with these complaints, without success.
In the late afternoon of Friday, Fernando Medina announced that the next step will determine the responsibilities, “in particular which led to the cancellation of this competition “and” only after then take the initiative to pursue, “he said, without committing to any date. “In your own time we have another competition launched” merely advance the leader of the socialist majority executive.
However, in accordance with Article No. 79 of the Public Procurement Code, when there is a need “to change fundamental aspects of parts of the procedure after the expiry of the deadline for the submission of tenders “,” is required to initiate a new procedure within six months from the date of non-award decision notice “.
Fernando Medina decided to” cancel the contest and make a comprehensive assessment of responsibilities and the establishment of conflicts of interest, “the mayor only stresses have been detected” at a late stage “in report of the selection board that has only just been delivered to you. ” Tried away all doubts, “he said. “It was not possible to clarify that there was no conflict of interest. It is possible to clarify, we took the decision not to proceed with the competition,” summarized.
The mayor repeated that does not want there are doubts on the position of the camera in Lisbon on issues as fundamental a public institution, “transparency, legality, correction”. E stressed that made the decision “in good conscience. I maintain my conviction that the draft of the Second circular is important for the city, but there is a reality that a public decision-maker can not compromise “, defended the mayor. ” When there are doubts about the legality, we only have in conscience to make a decision : act, “argued
Nevertheless, Medina assured to be adopted.” security measures and contingency, emergency, that the Second Circular needs, “particularly with regard to the” floor, holes, lighting and signage that were included in this contract. “
the first phase of construction started in July and should take place until October, which included RALLY node section and the Berlin Avenue in Groves with provided a cost of 750,000 euros. The second phase would involve the intervention on the road from Buraca node to the airport, a distance of ten kilometers and would be valued at 9.5 million euros. The works would include the afforestation of the Second Circular with about 500 ash trees, the extension of the central reserve and the renewal of signaling.
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