Services
VM Utility Services is a 100% minority owned company and certified MBE by the Supplier Clearinghouse offering various Vegetation Management services to utilities (Electric, Gas, Water, Telecommunications).
To manage vegetation around utility infrastructure we maintain the requisite industry Licenses and additional Professional certifications to enhance a utility’s Vegetation Management program or supply common right-of-way services for less impacted utilities.
The following are the various forms of Vegetation Management services we are equipped to perform.
Regular Scheduled Maintenance
Maintain vegetation from
High Voltage Transmission and Distribution lines to reduce service interruption CPUC GO 95 Rule 35, PRC 4293
Maintain vegetation from
Power poles for compliance and Fire mitigation measures PRC 4292
Corrective Maintenance
Remove encroaching vegetation for underground utility infrastructure such as pad mounted Transformers for compliance with CPUC GO 128 and system reliability.
Risk Management
Remove hazardous vegetation with potential to contact High Voltage overhead electric power lines which can cause outages, fires, costly repairs, and public exposure to energized lines.
Capital Improvement
Clear and remove vegetation for new installation projects such as substations, system upgrades to existing network, new overhead Transmission or Distribution towers/poles to expand service territory etc.
Storm Response
Storm restoration assistance in the aftermath of storm events that cause service interruptions.
Common right-of-way services
Maintenance of power lines, roads, highways, telephone lines, pipelines, water canals, railroads, etc.
Tree Service
Tree Trimming
Tree Removal
Stump Grinding
Herbicide
Foliar application
Basal application
Tree Growth Regulators
Pre-Inspection & Auditing
Infrastructure Patrols (lines, poles, rights-of-way)
Quality Control
Hazard Assessment
Other Support
Cleanup, chip brush
Green Waste