Buyer's table
You already have an installer. You need an owner-rep.
Vendor extra labor is priced like vendor PM. Your staff still answers 9-1-1. Cycle Steward is leftover-gated consulting on your side of the table — plus the portal so the file is not five inboxes.
| You run it | Vendor PM extras | Cycle Steward | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who they work for | You, between 9-1-1 calls | The MPA contract | The PSAP — not Cal OES, not the installer |
| Leftover clock | Easy to discover after TD-284 | Not their job; MACs land first | Allotment minus live quote, from week one |
| Paid from leftover? | Staff time is local fund | Extra labor is vendor PM rates | Item 4 consulting, requested during replacement |
| Portal / register | Shared drives and inboxes | Vendor PM tools | Cycle Steward Portal, included |
| Independence | Yes, exhausted | No — they install the switch | Ethics wall in writing before the site walk |
| 90-day residual pack | Finance learns the clock late | Not scoped | Clock starts the day TD-284 is signed |
We do not renegotiate MPA. We do not lobby the Branch. Extra installer hours are not independent leftover strategy.