THE SHORT ANSWER
The project handoff should identify the accepted proposal version, owners for unresolved items and the next approval milestone before work is scheduled.
Name the accepted version
The handoff should list signed agreement date, layout version, equipment schedule, modeled production report and accepted change orders. FTC guidance emphasizes written promises and agreement review. [1] Mark earlier sales concepts as superseded so they do not return during purchasing.
Transfer homeowner constraints
Include roof coordination, protected landscaping, preferred equipment locations, access restrictions, battery priorities and planned household loads. Separate contractual requirements from preferences that still need site validation. The receiving team should acknowledge what it can and cannot confirm.
Assign open items
List pending survey clarification, permit correction, utility requirement, financing condition, equipment availability or owner decision with one responsible party and due date. DOE describes permitting and utility connection as distinct parts of a rooftop-solar project. [2]
Set the change path
Confirm who contacts the homeowner when design, scope, price or schedule changes and how approval is recorded. A project manager should not rely on an undocumented sales promise, while the homeowner should not assume a field conversation automatically changes the signed scope.
Hold a pre-installation reconciliation
Before scheduling installation, compare purchasing, permit drawings and the customer packet. Resolve mismatched module counts, models, roof planes or electrical work. Save the signed-off handoff record so construction, inspection and final documentation begin from the same project definition.
Before your next conversation
- Identify the accepted document versions.
- Transfer homeowner constraints.
- Assign every open item.
- Reconcile purchasing and permit drawings.
Primary sources
- Federal Trade Commission: Solar Power for Your Home
Primary source reviewed September 10, 2026. Utility rules, equipment availability, project design and contract terms remain specific to the property and proposal.
- U.S. Department of Energy: Homeowner’s Guide to Going Solar
Primary source reviewed September 10, 2026. Utility rules, equipment availability, project design and contract terms remain specific to the property and proposal.
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