Credit cannot be given to departments for public sale of surplus property. Items which were purchased from auxiliary accounts are exceptions. Transfer of Surplus Property Property which is surplus to one department may be of value to another. Accordingly, such items may be transferred directly between departments. Some used equipment has value when used as a trade on the purchase of new equipment of the same type.
Examples are office machines and scientific equipment.
When used equipment is to be traded in on new equipment, this notation should be made on the Purchase Requisition for the new equipment. The used equipment should be identified by model number, serial number, description, and University inventory number. In soliciting bids, the used equipment will be offered as a trade-in allowance. If the University deems this trade-in is desirable, approval of the State Surplus Property Division must be obtained. Obtaining University Surplus Property University departments are offered the use of equipment which has been turned into the Surplus Property Warehouse.