
In the plenary session of the Parliament of Albania on September 30, 2024, the opposition MPs went out into the yard and burned the chairs.
They were expelled from the Assembly, and they were even criminally charged to SPAK for the actions they took.
The leaders of the Assembly fined them, also paying for the damages caused.
But, a few weeks later, the law-making institution opened a tender worth 13,000 euros to buy 30 MP chairs.
The justification is "emergency need" for the smooth running of the plenary sessions, while the requests also have some requests for the chairs where the fathers of the nation will sit.
The assembly requires that the frame material be beech wood aged over 5 years, pre-dried in the oven. Some materials are even fireproof.
According to the documents available to VoxNews, the General Secretary of the Assembly, Genci Gjonçaj, has signed the opening of the tender at the Public Procurement Agency.
"The object of the contract/framework agreement is ' buying a deputy's chair ', with an estimated contract limit of ALL 1,370,000 without VAT" this document states.
The duration of the entire agreement is within 7 days from the signing of the contract.
"The calculation was made based on the average of the three offers received in the market, for the item subject to the contract on the basis of the technical specifications drawn up by the working group, referring to the existing interior context of the plenary hall and the urgent need for this product, with the aim of continuity of development normal legislative activity in the hall", these documents state.
In the documents published by the Assembly, 30 chairs for the plenary hall are required, which must be sent to that institution within 7 days. The assembly says that wooden chairs with dimensions (46 x 48 x 115 H) cm are required.
" Frame material, beech wood seasoned for over 5 years and pre-dried in the oven. Moisture content 10±1%.
The material, wood must not present signs of biodegradation and knots. All connecting elements must be of square section 45*45 smoothed with a radius of 4 mm.
The support should be multilayer material (wooden panel) 2 cm thick or solid beech wood, covered with fireproof sponge 4 cm thick with black ecological leather on both sides.
In the frontal part, circular wooden knobs with a diameter of 2 cm covered with the same material will be installed ", these documents state .
But it doesn't end here! The Assembly, in the documents obtained by VoxNews, writes that "the upper supporting element should be 2 cm wooden panel material and arched as in the photo".
"The two high legs of the chair end up turned as in the photo. The support is embedded in the vertical legs and the horizontal connectors. The seat should be multilayer material (wooden panel) 2 cm thick or solid beech wood, in which the covering is covered with the same material, composed of 5 cm fireproof sponge and black leather - ecological", writes the Assembly.
According to him, the bottom of the legs should be equipped with anti-slip rubber soles. Carpentry joints must be strong and accurately worked.
The object must be painted with transparent water-based varnish, which guarantees protection from external factors, corrosion, etc.
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