This is a perfect example of needing a strong mayor and council who can make difficult decisions and are not afraid to say no to special interest groups.
Simple solution ..... hire a leasing management company. They can issue and analyze all RFP's and eliminate the vendor/procurement department cozy relationships.
This latest fiasco should be discussed at performance review time. Sadly, these managers are not performing at "meets requirements". Time to conduct a full department review. These bloated salaries and not justified. What's concerning is we have a mayoral candidate wanting more people to use transit. They should be more concerned about fixing the system!