Commonwealth Magazine | Bruce Mohl | May 20, 2020

THE MBTA IS NOT GETTING the savings or the service it expected when it privatized warehouse operations in 2017, according to an audit conducted by a unit of Inspector General Glenn Cunha’s office.

During a three-year exemption from a state law placing restrictions on privatization efforts, the T signed a five-year contract with Management Consulting, known as Mancon, in February 2017. The T said the contract would cost $7.1 million a year, providing roughly $5 million a year in savings compared to the T’s existing in-house operation.

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