Biology Department Instrumentation

Surplusing equipment

Do you have an equipment you'd like to surplus? Follow the steps in the following flowchart.

Leave the item in the room

Do NOT move it to the hallway

Send an email

Email both with the following information.
No item will be picked up without receiving this initial email.
  • State tag number. If no tag is found check on your inventory list to make sure it does not correspond to an item that may have lost its tag
  • Brief item description
  • Current location of the item to be surplussed

Item removed from original room:
small item

  • Michael picks up the item
  • Michael acknowledges the pick-up by sending you and Sophie an email
  • Item is included onto the next surplussing list (computers are listed separately)
At this stage, the item remains on State inventory.
It will be located in Michael's office awaiting pick-up.

Item removed from original room:
big item

  • Michael sends an email to property control (you and Sophie are ccied)
  • Item remains in the room until property control sends its moving crew to pick it up

Item removed from surplussing location

  • Michael send an email to IT to sanitize computers
  • Michael send an email to property control with the surplussing list (Sophie is ccied)
  • Property control picks it up items
  • Michael sends an email to Sophie confirming pick-up

Item removed from State inventory