THE POWER OF BIG PAPI
Commonwealth seeks no-bid contract with David Ortiz-tied EV charger company
WITH MORE DELAYS FOR NEW EQUIPMENT, MBTA PUTS BAND-AIDS ON OLD TRAINS
“Sole-source procurement is not working for the T, it’s costing a lot of money and problems beyond the Red Line.”
THE MBTA’S REVOLVING DOOR
The MBTA pays former T workers millions to fix longstanding problems, but transit advocates say inside hiring isn’t getting riders or the system where they need to go.
“STATE OF GOOD REPAIR”
With the MBTA still very broken, agency lacks clarity in communications with contractors, commuters “We shouldn’t have to be backtracking and deciphering contract packages to figure out when the T will get work done.” The MBTA is preparing to pay contractors $72 million over the next two years to repair tracks and “support an aggressive […]
