Receiving Hours and Location

Stanley Hall Receiving Department hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; closed 12:00 to 1:00 pm for lunch
Location: 156 Stanley Hall

Receiving Contacts

Receiving
Central unit contact

qb3receiving@berkeley.edu
510-666-3654

Mike Bentley
Receiving Department Lead

mbentley@berkeley.edu
510-642-6181

Emily Rodriguez
Receiving Department Team Member

lumu2@berkeley.edu

Standard Delivery

  • Stanley Hall receiving does not offer storage.
  • All shipments received at Stanley Hall are delivered to their final location the same day or no later than the next business day. Same day delivery is not guaranteed.
  • Delivery times vary due to service demand peaks and other factors. A shipment with a morning proof of delivery time from the courier may not get delivered to the final destination until the afternoon.
  • Best efforts are made to hand off packages directly to someone in the lab. If no one is available, packages will be left inside the lab.

Perishable & Time-Sensitive Packages

  • Stanley Hall receiving does not offer cold storage.
  • It is incumbent upon the lab as the end user to use the courier’s service to track the package’s movement and arrange for receipt of package. Staff does not provide additional email notification on the last-mile delivery.
  • Labs are responsible for storing the package’s contents appropriately and in a timely manner once retrieved from or delivered by Stanley Hall receiving staff.
  • Packages may be picked up at Stanley Hall 156 when that is more convenient.
  • Pickup Hours: Monday – Friday, 9a – 12p & 1p – 4p. 
  • To coordinate a pickup at Stanley Hall 156
  • To discuss a drop-off location within the lab or office

Loss of, or damage to, items during this process

The university has a property self-insurance program that covers property loss or damage. Email qb3receiving@berkeley.edu about submitting a claim. If a claim is covered, the program will reimburse the end user for the loss or damage, minus a deductible of $1,000 (which the lab will be responsible for paying).