Furniture & Surplus

The Space Planning and Facilities Management staff (listed below) is available to assist SAS departments with relocation planning and/or coordination if needed.

Relocation Services throughout the University are provided by Material Services at an hourly per-person rate.

Please contact one of the following Material Services staff listed below for a cost quote and relocation date.

Mike McDede, Manager - (848) 445-5315 |
Jim O'Brien, Supervisor - (848) 445-0797 |
Peter Shergalis, Supervisor - (848) 445-5330 |
 

Please click here to be directed to the Material Services website. 

Please visit the following University Procurement Services site for detailed information regarding new furniture purchases.

https://procurementservices.rutgers.edu/purchasing/facilities/furniture-interior-design-supplies-services

Please note that furniture may not be purchased through office supply vendors such as Office Depot or WB Mason.

Design and layout drawings supplied by our vendors are usually free if the quoted furniture is purchased. However, if you request design services from a furniture vendor and then purchase furniture from another vendor, you may be obligated to pay for the design. To avoid unexpected costs, we recommend obtaining a price for the design at the beginning of the process.
As a word of caution, drawings often come with some errors and need review and revision so please do not proceed with any furniture purchase without a thorough review of the design documents.

Design services are available through IPO-Planning Dev & Design, Facilities Project Administration:
Interior Design Specialist, Rebecca Garner - or 848-445-2530.

New furniture can be received, delivered and installed either by the vendor of the furniture purchase, at an additional cost, or by the University's Surplus & Material Services division. Information regarding these services and associated costs can be found on the Material Services website at this link:
https://ipo.rutgers.edu/business-services/furniture-delivery

If the existing furniture will be sent to the Material Services Warehouse, it is considered Surplus and a Surplus Form is needed. Please coordinate with Material Services to have existing furniture picked up in conjunction with new furniture deliveries.

If your existing furniture is in good condition, please see the Furniture Swap section below to determine if there is another SAS department that can use it instead of sending it to the Surplus Warehouse.

For assistance with coordinating the removal of existing furniture with new furniture delivery, please contact us.

A full list of all services provided by Material Logistical Services can be found at this link:
https://ipo.rutgers.edu/business-services/material-logistical-services

Furniture Swap

The SAS Space Planning and Facilities Management (SPFM) Team has developed a group within Microsoft Teams to facilitate the sharing of furniture among departments within SAS.

Our aim is to encourage reuse and give new life to items that are no longer needed within your department.

This initiative can be compared to Facebook's "Buy Nothing" groups, offering a platform for departments to exchange furniture items before resorting to purchasing new ones.

To ensure the smooth operation of the SAS Furniture Swap, please adhere to the following guidelines:
1. Anyone within SAS is welcome to join the Team. We ask that you please submit requests for new members to
2. Departments are responsible for coordinating the relocation of items and covering any associated costs via Material Services.
3. Unless mutually agreed upon beforehand, the department receiving the items will cover the moving costs.
4. There is no guarantee that posted items will be taken by other departments. Please include a date with your posting indicating when the items need to be claimed by.
5. IF THE LISTED ITEM IS NOT TAKEN BY ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, IT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE MATERIAL SERVICES SURPLUS SITE FOR PICK-UP.
6. When posting your item(s), please include a photo of the piece along with its dimensions (length x width x height).

The following link will direct you to the channel: SAS Furniture Swap | General | Microsoft Teams

For any questions or further assistance, please contact

Surplus Furniture and Equipment Disposal

The University has very strict Fire Code regulations and will issue an Occupant Violation to any department that is found with furniture or equipment in building hallways.

Please make arrangements with Material Services to have Surplus furniture and equipment picked up to be sent to the Material Services Warehouse. This link will provide detailed information for Surplus Pickup & Disposal.

Please contact us if you have existing furniture that is considered to be in good condition for us to find out if there is another SAS department that may need it instead of sending it to the Surplus Warehouse.

If you need assistance with coordinating the removal of Surplus furniture, please contact us for assistance.

Click here to review the University policies related to equipment inventory and property management and the presentation from DGCA that provides helpful tips specific to Equipment Management.

Surplus Furniture Purchase

The Material Services Surplus Store contains Surplus furniture available for purchase at a very low cost. Many of our departments have had great success in finding what they need in the Surplus Store in lieu of purchasing new furniture.

Please visit the Surplus Sales page of the Material Services website at this link for their location and hours of operation.