Service Standards & Recharge Rates

Incoming & Campus Mail Services
Service Service Standard Recharge Rate
Pick up, sort and deliver campus mail Daily pick-up between 8:00 am & noon except for depts. with aftenoon pick-up Daily Pickup/Del.: no charge
Sort and deliver campus mail in official yellow envelopes Next Business Day Included with daily pick-up and delivery charge
Sort and deliver other campus mail 1-2 business days Included with daily pick-up and delivery charge
Sort and deliver registered, certified and insured mail Next day from time of receipt from USPS Included with daily pick-up and delivery charge
FASTMAIL Service (pouches) Same day delivery to the mailroom of the receiving department Included with daily pick-up and delivery charge
Sort and deliver incoming bulk rate mail 1 - 2 business days Included with daily pick-up and delivery charge
Process undeliverable or misaddressed mail 2 - 4 business days Included with daily pick-up and delivery charge
"Bulk Campus Mailings" (250+pcs.) - Sorted by Mail Code or department - Not sorted

Next business day

1-2 business days, depending on quantity

- No charge

- $0.11/piece

Special Pickup-Provide Parcel Pickup Service (Within Campus Zone max. 70 lbs/pc., 1 pick-up, destination Mail Services) Same day when requested by 1:00 p.m.; otherwise next business day $3.11/piece $5.00/stop for rush service
Post approved University posters on official bulletin boards Within 2 working days of receipt $54.85/posting
Business Reply and Postage Due Mail 1-2 days Cost+21.7%
Misc. Labor As Scheduled $55.57
Outgoing Mail and Shipping
Service Service Standard Recharge Rate
Automation Compatible Outgoing Mail Same day when received by 1:00 p.m. Cost+19.2%
All other US mail First Class: Same day when received by 4:00 p.m. Other classes: 95+% same day; balance the following day Cost+21.7%
Shipping and freight Same day when received by 3:00 p.m. Cost+21.7%
Initiate tracers on lost or damaged shipments Same Day No Charge
Postage stamps (Sales are restricted. Please see the campus postage purchasing policy.) 24-48 hrs. (more for special orders) single denom: $6.26/denom special orders: $55.57
Shredding
Service Service Standard Recharge Rate
Regular Shredding - Certificate of Destruction provided As scheduled $5.21/box

 

News

  • Time To Order Your Holiday Stamps

    It seems early but it is time to order your holiday stamps. Due to the nearly annual postage rate increases, we are only ordering enough holiday stamps to fill your orders. You can view t

  • Coming Soon! Online Recharge Statements

    Look for Mail Services’ new online billing page. With this new feature we plan to recharge departments on a weekly basis and customers can view this information whenever they want online

Success Stories

  • Mail Services began document shredding services for UC Berkeley Departments on a recharge basis in July, 2008.

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