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No, just a local handyman who installed it with the help of an electrician. They just asked what we wanted to be able to run in case of a prolonged outage and then they did the necessary wiring. One thing that they didn't do was give me a long enough cord to get my generator all the way out of the garage! I need a longer cord, just 2 feet!, and everyone is too busy right now to help me with that. So the garage stays partly opened. I've rigged 2 fleece blankets (4 total) on either side of the door to the garage to keep the noise and the fumes at bay. It seems to really help!
We got this setup after that huge power outage that affected the whole NE US about 15 years ago. SE Michigan was on the western fringe of that outage, if I recall. At that time we were dealing with hot humid weather instead of freezing temps. We've only utilized it a few times. But it has been nice to have.