RDCS Awarded Arborist Consulting Contract by Beta Engineering on the SDG&E Sunrise Powerlink Project

Jeremy Rappoport, President of Rappoport Development Consulting Services LLC, was named the consulting arborist for the Suncrest Sub-Station, a design build project by Beta Engineering for the SDG&E Sunrise Powerlink Project.
By: Jeremy Rappoport, President of RDCS LLC
 
Jan. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- Beta Engineering chose Mr. Rappoport  as the consulting arborist for the Suncrest Substation.  Beta Engineering is a design build general contractor selected by SDG&E for the design and construction of the Suncrest Substation, a major component of the Sunrise Powerlink Project.  

Due to the remote location of the future substation in Alpine, California, a two and half mile construction and maintenance access road will be developed through natural habitat, including oak woodlands.  Mr. Rappoport was hired by Beta Engineering to develop specifications and procedures for Oak tree removal, preservation and protection.  The primary oak trees include Quercus englemannii (the Englemann oak) and Quercus agrifolia, (the Coast Live oak).

After the road alignment was staked in November of 2010, Mr. Rappoport surveyed over 400 trees affected by anticipated construction activities.  In December of 2010, Beta Engineering began clear and grub operations along the access road.  Mr. Rappoport coordinated with Pinnick Inc, the grading contractor and their tree service subcontractor for the removal and pruning of the oak trees.  Special attention for future truck and equipment clearance specifications required removal of large scaffold branches and directional pruning for vertical and horizontal clearance.  

Unfortunately, a portion of the project contains many declining Coast Live oak trees, previously infected by the Gold Spotted Oak Borer (GSOB).  This destructive pest, for which there are currently no control measures, has been spotted throughout California, with noted infection sites in San Diego County, including the Alpine area.

Mr. Rappoport specified segregation of the infected Coast Live oak trees from the healthy Englemann oaks.  Because use of infected wood as firewood is a major culprit in the spread of the borer infestation, Mr. Rappoport directed onsite chipping and shredding of all infected material to a 1" maximum size to eliminate the borer habitat and kill remaining larvae.  

Upcoming oak related activities include root pruning trees adjacent to the access road, installation of tree protection fencing, possible retaining devices at toe of slopes to prevent root disturbances caused by grade changes and other related arboriculture practices.  Mr. Rappoport's services will be utilized throughout 2011.

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Jeremy Rappoport, President of RDCS LLC provides landscape, horticulture, arboriculture and land development construction and expert witness consulting services for the construction, legal, and insurance industries.

Mr. Rappoport obtained his bachelor of science degree in Ornamental Horticulture from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Focusing his interests in the field of landscape architecture and construction, he opened Landscape Horticultural Services, a full service landscape contracting business. Following his successful contracting business, Mr. Rappoport held postings as a landscape, grading and offsite superintendent and Director of Operations and Director and Land Development for several private and public master land development companies throughout Southern California.

Mr. Rappoport combines his extensive field experience, college degree, certifications and continuing education to offer construction and expert witness consulting services.
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