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Resolution to Approve a General Services Agreement with Comprenew to Execute Sustainable IT Management and Household Electronics Collection Events ($110,000.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
In October 2024, the City of Ann Arbor launched its Household Electronics Collection Events program under a contract with Comprenew. As of October 2025, the City had held four Household Electronics Collection Events with Comprenew. Through these events, the Office of Sustainability and Innovations was able to reduce potential greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 90,000 pounds, which is equivalent to 100,841 miles driven by passenger vehicles. Through these first four events, 3,927 devices were processed, keeping over 61,000 pounds of materials in circulation.
Based on the success of the initial events - particularly in advancing climate goals, community engagement, and effective materials management - the City's Office of Sustainability and Innovations has elected to expand the program. Under the new contract, the City will host a Household Electronics Collection Event every other month for the next two years. This expansion will enhance the program's climate and equity impacts by providing greater consistency for the community, offering more date and location options, and increasing the overall volume of materials the City has the capacity to collect.
In October 2025, the City released RFP # 25-49 (Sustainable IT Management and Electronics Collection Events) to obtain competitive bids from IT Asset Disposition firms to execute the next two years of this program. Upon review of the submitted bids by an internal bid review steering committee, it was determined that Comprenew was the most competitive and best positioned to complete the scope of work.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: This work will be completed over the span of two years, with work divided evenly between the two years. Funds for this work are budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2026 and Fiscal Year 2027 budgets for th...
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