Rappoport Development Consulting Services LLC Creates New Monthly Expert Witness Publications

June 9, 2010 - PRLog -- Jeremy Rappoport, the founder and President of RDCS LLC announces the creation of a new monthly series of articles addressing landscape, horticulture, arboriculture and site development and construction expert witness topics.

Mr. Rappoport is a landscape and horticulture expert witness, providing consulting services for the legal and insurance industries.  The intent of the new monthly publications is to create articles addressing standard of care issues in the landscape, horticulture, arboriculture and construction industries.  The articles will be created for and tailored to professionals in the legal, insurance and construction industries.

As a professional horticulturist, certified arborist (WE-i9083A) and C-27 California landscape contractor (436000), with three decades experience working for public and private master development companies, Mr. Rappoport is qualified to provide impartial expert witness deposition and testimony on a variety of subjects.

in this months article, Mr. Rappoport provides  some case studies and examples on the importance of the construction change order.  Here is an excerpt from the article:

"While excavating for a footing on a public works project, the general contractor encountered an undocumented 3” irrigation mainline running across the construction site. The superintendent met with the landscape subcontractor and requested a cost for the extra work to relocate and install a new mainline and directed the contractor to start relocating the existing irrigation main the next day. The landscape subcontractor started the work and then provided a change order request for the extra work.  The superintendent supervised the location of the new mainline, declined the subcontractors suggestion to install thrust blocks and directed the contractor to leave portions of the line exposed so it would be visible throughout the course of construction and avoid being damaged.

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Jeremy Rappoport, Founder and President of RDCS LLC provides landscape, horticulture, arboriculture and land development expert witness consulting services for the legal, insurance, and real estate industries as well as commercial and residential clients.