We are committed to supporting the St. Thomas community by providing receiving and delivery services for all university properties that are received at the Physical Plant Central Receiving dock.  Our goal is to inspect, record, and deliver all Central Receiving deliveries to the correct recipient in a timely basis and within budgetary and staffing guidelines

Location: Physical Plant Building
South of the intersection of Selby Ave. & Finn Ave.

Hours of operation: 
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
Monday-Friday
except for University holidays

Address protocol for deliveries to Central Receiving

• Guidelines for receiving materials  at Central Receiving:
  
  All items delivered to the Central Receiving dock need to have a correct purchase order number or the name of a current UST employee to be received.  In the event there is no purchase order or UST employee identified with the delivery, the item will likely be refused or redirected to one of the other five UST receiving docks.
  
  Any item which is over-sized (wider than standard door sizes at UST) or, in the case of un-palletized deliveries, weighs more than what can be safely handled by student workers will be refused.  Any palletized delivery which is not compatible with UST receiving dock equipment will be refused.  The ordering individual or department will be notified of the need to contract a shoring company to renegotiate the delivery.
  
  Central Receiving is not responsible for any item left by any trucking company, courier, or private individual without a signature from either the Coordinator of Central Receiving or from a full-time UST Physical Plant employee. Student signatures are not valid for deliveries at Central Receiving.
  
  
• Guidelines for delivering received materials  from Central Receiving:
  
  Student workers will deliver all received packages to the delivery address given by the purchase order on Banner.  If the receiving department needs to redirect the delivery after the item[s] have been received and a delivery attempt has been made, a work request will need to be submitted to the Physical Plant for any change of delivery site[s].
  
  The ordering departments are responsible for notifying Central Receiving prior to delivery with any special delivery needs or instructions such as refrigeration, partial delivery to other locations, or other special directions.  Failure to do so may result in delay, damage to the item, or additional cost to the Department.
  
  At the time of delivery to a department, if it is closed or there is no one present to sign for the delivery, the item[s] will be brought back to the Physical Plant loading dock.   A second attempt will be made the following work day.  If the recipient is still unavailable, contact by note, phone or e-mail will be made to let the recipient know their need to come to the Physical Plant for a pick up or to submit a work request for any further delivery attempts.  A storage charge may be assessed the recipient or their department for deliveries left at Central Receiving longer than one week.
  
  Central Receiving students or FTEs are not responsible for unpacking, assembling, stocking, or any other handling except delivery of the item[s] to the recipient.  If other types of service are needed, a work request will need to be submitted to the Physical Plant before service can be given.
  
  Whenever a delivery from Central Receiving is received, it is always necessary to give a recipient signature.  Refusal to give one will result in the item[s] being returned to Central Receiving without delivery.
  
  For any questions about these guidelines,
  please call Central Receiving 962-6388