Moving Services

Receiving Services offers a variety of moving services for the University, including:

• Relocation of office furniture, lab equipment, machinery, fine arts, and other items within the University community
• Delivery services for pallets of paper or brochures, etc.
• Furniture assembly
• Refuse dumping
• e-Waste Recycling Removal

Scheduling

To schedule a move, please email your request to receiving@ucsc.edu with the move details, including:

• Contact Person
• Phone Number
• Email
• Quantity and description of items to be moved
• Requested move date and time
• Location of pieces to be moved, including building name and room number.
• Destination location, including building name and room number.
• FOAPAL to be charged

Please allow as much lead time as possible in advance of your move so that we may avoid scheduling conflicts. Move requests are scheduled on a "first-come, first-served" basis; however, we try to accommodate "short notice" moves when requested.

Estimates

At your request, staff from Receiving Services will arrange with your department for advance assessment of the move and provide a rough estimate of the costs.

Moving Services Recharge Rates

Service	Rate
One Person and a Truck	$75.00 per hour
Two People and a Truck	$131.00 per hour

• Minimum charge - 1/2 hour
• Minimum landfill charge - 1 hour (Note: Landfill charge is for labor only; refuse charges are levied separately by the Santa Cruz City Landfill and included in your billing.)
• Larger jobs - Supplemental labor will be provided. Rates will vary, depending upon the source.