REMINDER

Moving Out of a Facility? Disconnect the Utilities!

When moving out of a facility (whether leased or owned), it is the facility manager's responsibility to notify the local utility service providers (e.g., telephone, electricity, natural gas, and steam or water) of the date that the Postal Service™ will be no longer be responsible for the utilities for that particular facility. In the past few months, the Utilities Category Management Team discovered several locations where this did not happen and as a result the Postal Service was still paying for the utility service even though we were no longer occupying the building. We were able to recover our money but not without some effort. So please remember to inform all utility service providers before moving out. Budgets are tight all around and this is a needless expense that can be easily avoided.

If you have any questions about disconnecting utilities, please call or send an e-mail message to Judy Viola with the Utilities Category Management Team, and she will assist you. You can reach Judy at 860-285-7285 or judith.viola@usps.gov.

— Office Products and Utilities Category Management
Center, Supply Management, 9-28-06