12/12/04 Holiday Schedule for Procurement Services and Central Receiving

Please note the following when planning your year-end purchases to ensure the smooth completion of your request:

Procurement Services

• Tuesday, December 21st – Requisitions requiring processing prior to break must be received by noon. Some requisitions requiring special legal or sourcing assistance may not be processed until after break. If your requisition requires processing prior to break, kindly call this to our attention beginning December 16.

Central Receiving

• Thursday, December 23rd – Receiving dock closes at 11:00 a.m.
• Friday, December 24th through Sunday, January 2nd - Closed
• Monday, January 3rd – Reopen for shipping and receiving at 7:30 a.m.

  Package Delivery
  Due to the many festivities that happen on campus during this season of the year, operating schedules may be adjusted. If your department will be adjusting hours, please notify Central Receiving by phone at 1-7026 or email receive@nd.edu by December 17th. Your input will allow us to efficiently restructure delivery routes to accommodate any schedule adjustments. Thank you for your assistance in helping us to serve you.

  Out-Bound Shipments
  Any packages needing to be shipped before the Christmas holiday must arrive at Central Receiving no later than 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 23rd. For package pick-up on December 23rd you must contact Central Receiving at 631-7026 before 10:00 a.m. After 10:00 a.m. out-going packages will need to be brought to the Central Receiving counter before 2:30 p.m. to ensure they are processed before the carrier arrives.

  In-Bound Shipments
  Central Receiving anticipates the receipt of approximately 700-1,000 packages during the holiday break. We will be processing and delivering this unusually large volume of packages as rapidly as possible, starting Monday, January 3rd. If you are expecting a package and have not received it by Thursday afternoon (January 6th), feel free to call the Central Receiving office (1-7026) with the tracking number and we will assist you in trying to locate the package. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Supplier Delivery Schedules

Office Depot Delivery Schedule
Office Depot will not be making any deliveries on-campus from December 24th until January 3rd. Please plan your purchases to accommodate this schedule.

Fisher Scientific Truck Delivery Schedule
Fisher Scientific will not be making any deliveries on-campus from December 24th until January 3rd. Please plan your purchases to accommodate this schedule.

Schedule for NDSurplus

• Thursday, December 16th - Last shopping day before Christmas (11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.).
• Wednesday, January 5th - NDSurplus reopens at 11:30 a.m.

The staff of Procurement Services and Central Receiving wishes you a Happy Holiday season.