Two ordinances authorise the renewal of public service leases at the Oudinot Building and on Avenida Calouste Gulbenkian, in Funchal.
The Madeira Regional Government has authorised the renewal of two lease contracts that keep public services housed in properties in Funchal: the Oudinot Building, at the corner of Rua da Infância and Rua Brigadeiro Oudinot, and part of a property on Avenida Calouste Gulbenkian, No. 3, in the parish of Sé. The authorisations are set out in two ordinances published in the Official Journal on 13 November 2026, both signed by the Regional Secretary for Finance, Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas. In practice, the cost of the rents is spread across the following budget years, with the expense for each year provided for in the regional budget.
The two decisions are ordinances, that is, normative dispatches of the Regional Government that authorise the distribution of budgetary commitments over several years. In this case, the authorisation does not create new leases: it renews existing contracts for properties where regional public services operate.
Ordinance No. 638/2026 authorises the renewal of the lease for 17 units intended for public services, identified by the letters A to Q and located on the 4th floor. The contract also covers 7 units used for parking, identified by codes such as "AC-CV" and "ABSCV", some of them in the basement. The overall value is 161,561.40 euros, exempt from VAT under item 29 of Article 9 of the VAT Code.
Payment is staggered over two years: 0.00 euros in 2026 and 161,561.40 euros in 2027. The 2027 expense has been entered in the proposed regional budget for that year, under the Secretariat 47 line item. The ordinance provides that the amounts may be increased by the rent update, in accordance with legal terms, and takes effect on 1 January 2027.
Ordinance No. 639/2026 authorises the renewal of the lease for non-residential purposes, intended for the installation of public services, of part of the property located at Avenida Calouste Gulbenkian, No. 3, parish of Sé, in Funchal. The calculated overall value is 788,213.83 euros, also exempt from VAT on the same terms.
The commitments are distributed as follows: 130,167.53 euros in 2026 and 658,046.30 euros in 2027. The 2026 expense has already been entered in the regional budget for that year, under the same Secretariat 47 line item. The 2027 amount will be included in the budget proposal for that year. The amount for each year may be increased by the balance from the previous year and by the rent update, in accordance with legal terms. The ordinance takes effect on 1 December 2026.
Both ordinances invoke Article 25 of Decree-Law No. 155/92, of 28 July, which regulates the financial administration of the State, and Ordinance No. 639/2026 also cites Article 30(1) of Regional Legislative Decree No. 8/2025/M, of 30 December. The two documents bear the same signature date, 5 November 2026, and enter into force on the day after publication.
The document does not state the monthly value of the rents nor identify the landlords of the two properties.
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