Hours: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday
Please note that the Surplus Warehouse is closed the Friday before and the Monday after Public Auctions. Click here for Public Auction information
Items designated for public auction will be removed from the sales area 10 days prior to the auction.
Purchases will be charged to a budget or grant number. Warehouse staff will prepare a sales slip which requires the purchaser's name, budget name, budget number, box number, phone number, and campus location. Surplus will bill the designated budget or grant number via an Internal Sales Document (ISD).
Department personnel may pick up purchases or request that they be delivered. Deliveries are scheduled through the Property & Transport Services Program Assistant and are done in the order they are received. Deliveries normally occur on Wednesday afternoons. Standard labor and transportation costs will be assesed for deliveries to all University facilities on the purchasing department's budget number.
Departments needing specific items may contact or visit the Surplus Property warehouse to see if the items are available. The warehouse can be reached at 685-1573 ext 6 or via email at surplus@u.washington.edu Departments may be placed on a waiting list and will be notified if the property becomes available.
University departments can also purchase excess property, except vehicles, from the State Division of Commodity Redistribution.
The State Division of Commodity Redistribution website is located at http://www.ga.wa.gov/surplus.
University personnel must contact UW Surplus Property and request a letter of authorization to inspect or purchase items from the State Division of Commodity Redistribution.
An invoice will be completed for all purchases by the state surplus warehouse staff. The purchaser must provide the budget name and number to be charged for the purchases. The UW Surplus Property Program will bill the designated budget or grant number via an ISD. the charge will include a surcharge to cover the administration costs.
The State Division of Commodity Redistribution will not deliver purchases. If a department needs to have purchases transported for the State Surplus Warehouse, arrangements can be made with the UW Property & Transport Services Department at 685-1522 and will be charged the standard Trucking Services hourly rate.
*Please note: All items are sold 'as is', 'where is'. Because our inventory changes on a daily basis, please call 206-685-1573 for availability.