The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) announced on Wednesday 25th April an investment of around one million euros in the refurbishment of two facilities of the criminal investigation area of ​​the Public Security Police.

In a note sent to the Lusa agency, the MAI said that a competition will be launched for the refurbishment contract of the Palacete das Águas Livres, in Belas, where the Department of Criminal Investigation of the National Directorate of PSP.

According to the MAI, this work, costing 800 thousand euros, is provided for in the Law on Programming Infrastructures and Equipment of Security Forces and Services.

Under the same law, the procedure for contracting the adaptation contract of the Alto do Duque Fort in Lisbon for the installation of the Criminal Investigation Division of Lisbon of the PSP, a work with a value of 180 thousand euros

The MAI expects the works to be completed within a maximum period of nine months after the tender procedure.

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