Moving and Relocation

Use examples of service and maintenance costs to guide your decisions. Your situation may vary from the usual.
 

Moving and Relocation - Examples

Note: Some units are not eligible for the non-billable rate. For questions regarding eligibility, please contact the Office of Facilities Management.

• Reference the Moving Checklists.
• Individual units are responsible to package all items that will be moved.
  Packing materials such as boxes and tape are not provided or orderable from Facilities Customer Service.
• When packing, use smaller boxes for heavy items and larger boxes for lightweight items (if you can't lift it, the mover can't either).
  • Fill boxes only to the top, then fold down all flaps and tape them shut.
  • Each box must have a "ship to" label placed on the side (not the top) of the box.
• All lateral filing cabinets and executive top desks must be emptied by the unit before the scheduled move.
• Everything needs to be emptied out of filing cabinets of any shape, bookshelves and desks.
• Some standard-sized desks for in building moves may not need to be emptied. You may inquire about this requirement when you are scheduling the move.
• Bookshelves, credenzas and cabinets with or without doors must be emptied.
• Chairs, tables and lamps may be moved as they are.
• Pictures, mirrors and plants may require special attention and the owner may wish to move them personally. Moving Services can provide you with special instructions to move these.
• Library carts may be helpful for some moves. Please inquire about their use for your move.
• Modular furniture and some desks must be disassembled before the move and reassembled after the move. Fee-based carpentry services can be scheduled by submitting a Work Order Request.
• No equipment or materials can be left behind after a move. Submit a Work Order Request to recycle, scrap or surplus items that are still usable.

• Contact Campus Mail Services to direct mail delivery to your new location. They will provide information on points of delivery, mailboxes and mailbox keys.
• Address changes should be made by the designee in your department who has access to the ePTF (Electronic Personnel Transaction Form System).
  • Each employee's office location and phone number will need to be individually changed and submitted in this system. Contact your unit's HR liaison.
• Proper addressing of mail is as follows:
  Name
  University at Albany
  Department
  Room and Building
  Albany, NY 12222

Payroll Delivery

• Contact the appropriate payroll office (State, UAlbany, RF) to arrange the delivery of payroll checks to new locations.
• Depending on the timing of the request, it may take up to two pay periods for the location change to be processed.

Service Advisories
If you would like to receive email notifications of activities taking place in your new area and in surrounding areas, subscribe to Facilities service advisories.
 

Space Inventory Updates

• Forward departmental move information to your Facilities Planning and Management Officer (FPMO). They will inform the Physical Space Administrators of the updates.
• After a move, a space survey may need to be scheduled to accurately illustrate the department's new space on the university's floor plans and update the faculty and staff records.
   

Stationary, Envelopes and Business Cards

• Contact UAlbany's Print Services for new business paper products or for commercial printing services.
• Place orders 1-2 weeks prior to your move.
   

UAlbany's Online Faculty/Staff Directory
To be updated...
 

Departmental Website Updates
Each department's web steward is responsible for making any necessary changes that reflect the departmental move.

Schedule cleaning for a new or vacated area by submitting a Work Order Request.

Schedule electrical work, such as upgrading power for equipment or adding or moving power outlets, by submitting a Work Order Request at least 4 weeks in advance.

• If your new space requires modification to the existing heating and cooling system, the costs associated are the department's responsibility. Submit a Work Order Request 4 weeks in advance of your move.
• Problems can occur after hours that may require immediate attention such as leaking or broken pipes. If your move includes restrictive access by special keys, locks swipes or other access controls, provide direction on how best to obtain access after business hours or during inclement weather.

• To request new keys, the Move Coordinator can submit a Work Order Request. All departmental requests are fee-based.
• Distribution of keys should be closely monitored by the Facilities Planning and Management Officer (FPMO) and copies should be made in-house only. The FPMO is responsible for access to all rooms within their unit including keys, security codes and swipe cards.
• Access to rooms may be required by Emergency Services, therefore no unauthorized locks should be placed on any entries. Unauthorized locks will be removed and replaced at the department's expense. Padlocks are a violation of fire code and may never be used.
• Keys should be retrieved upon termination of any employee.

• Warehouse is a facility with limited accommodations available for short-term holding. After 30 days, the department will be contacted to inquire about the disposition of their held materials.
• Items such as refrigerators, freezers, glass items, hazardous waste materials and boxed files cannot be accepted.
• Move Coordinators should contact the Receiving Supervisor and provide a list of items to be held. The requesting department should then call Facilities Customer Service to arrange for a convenient pick up time.
• Moving Services will contact the moving unit for a convenient time to pick up items. The proper paperwork must be completed before any items are moved.

Copiers, Printers and Fax Machines

• If you have a copier service contract, contact the vendor first to inquire about moving instructions. To preserve your maintenance contract, the service contractor provider may require that they move the copy machine. 
• All copy machines must have all ink, toner and liquid removed prior to the move.
  • If printers are to be disposed of, the ink cartridges should be removed. 
• Typewriters, fax machines, and any other equipment should be disconnected prior to being moved.
   

Computers

• It is strongly recommended that all computer files be backed up to ensure data integrity.
• Computers must be disconnected and disassembled prior to being moved. Information Technology Services may be available to assist in this process before the move and for reassembly after the move.
   

Phones
For moving phones, refer to information on How to Move Your VoIP Phone.

Contact your Security Services vendor to transfer your service.

Copiers, Printers and Fax Machines

• Reusable packing boxes will be picked up for future use. If not reusable, recycle cardboard in the blue recycling bins provided on campus.
• Request recycling by submitting a Work Order Request. There is no fee for this service.
   

Paper Recycling
Prior to the move, the Office of Sustainability can assist your department in confidential shredding or bulk recycling for large amounts of paper, paper products and books.
 

Recycling Electronic Equipment
Recycle electronic devices through UAlbany's secure computer and electronic equipment recycling program.

• Move Coordinators in charge of department moves can request interior signage by submitting a Work Order Request. These requests are typically fee based.
• Exterior signage requests must be placed 5-8 weeks in advance.

Complete the following checklists before moving furniture or non-hazardous equipment on campus.
All requests for moves should be scheduled at least 4 weeks in advance.

Moving Items on Campus Checklist

During a department move on campus, it is highly recommended that the unit designate one person as the Move Coordinator. This person will interface with all campus personnel and vendors involved with the move process and should be onsite during the move to provide direction.
It is important to the success of the move that all procedures and forms are completed in advance of the move. The Move Coordinator will work closely with the unit's Facilities Planning and Management Officer (FPMO).

The Laboratory Facility Release Procedure describes the steps to be followed to safely and legally deactivate and release to unrestricted use, or transfer responsibility for laboratory facilities, which may potentially be contaminated by hazardous chemical, radiological, or biological materials.

After reviewing the Policy, use the Checklist and Form in the Related Links box to the right to release your lab.

The Laboratory Equipment Release Procedure describes the steps to be followed to safely and properly prepare laboratory equipment, which may potentially be contaminated, by hazardous chemicals, radiological, or biological materials for service or repair by University Facilities Operations, by commercial service vendors or released for unrestricted use.

After reviewing the Policy, use the Checklist and Form in the Related Links box to the right to release your equipment.

Graduate students and post-doctoral researchers are responsible for ensuring their work areas are left in a clean and acceptable condition prior to departing the lab. Use the Departing Laboratory Student Checklist to comply with this requirement. Principal Investigators must provide this checklist and see that applicable EH&S procedures are followed.

You must have your PI/Supervisor inspect the laboratory work area and determined that all of the checklist requirements have been met and has signed off to indicate such.

Do not conduct laboratory work after completing the Checklist.