History - Legacy Foundations

ABOUT US

A Legacy You Can Trust

Legacy Foundations is built on the strength and experience of its people. Our experienced team has been working together for decades, using our experience and drive to complete some of the largest and most complex foundation projects in the United States.

A team of 25 deep-routed drillers from across the industry were needed to further develop the division’s self-performing capabilities. This group of individuals have been working together since the mid-1990s and have known each other even longer. Because of this deep history, Legacy Foundations has grown into the division it is today. One that self-performs geotechnical and foundations services on projects across the nation.

Legacy History

1969 – 1972

Louis C. Lucido gained construction, operations, and demolition experience while serving in the Marines corp. After the Marines, Louis entered into the oil well business in Wyoming.

1979

Louis C. Lucido founded Becho Incorporated in Salt Lake City, UT – a small foundation drilling contractor. Key men that started working with Louis in 1979 are still key men for the Lucido’s today.

Frank Prosser – General Superintendent
Chris Howells – Master Driller – Started at 18 years old
Alex Gerke – Mitigation Repairs Specialist – started as a summer intern from the University of Utah where he excelled in football

1986 – 1996

Becho Inc. grew to be a small-medium foundations company.

2002

Rusty Lucido graduated high-school and began working for Becho Inc. Rusty brought in junior-high friends, Felix Fuentes, Kent Petersen, and Zak Peterson.

2006

Anthony Lucido graduated from high school and joined the team.

2010

Louis C. Lucido sold Becho Inc. to Tutor Perini Corporations based out of Sylmar, CA.

2012

Louis C. Lucido passed away in a tragic equipment-related accident. Rusty, Anthony, Frank, Chris, Kent, Felix and seven key drillers in addition to about 15 others (operators, superintendents, project managers) became a part of Shimmick Construction Company.

2013

Legacy Foundations began when Vice President Rusty Lucido and Project Sponsor Anthony Lucido recognized an opportunity to provide their skill set to parent company, Shimmick’s Gerald Desmond Bridge project. After speaking with Shimmick leadership, the drilling division of Shimmick was formed.

2016

As Legacy continued to grow its volume of work, the team added highly experienced senior foundations managers.

Marshal Smith – Senior Project Manager
Andy Payne – Senior Project Manager
Rusty Lutz – Equipment Manager

2019

Legacy’s continued growth lead to hiring a several key leaders in the company.

Al Kelly – Safety Manager
Dan Gay – Senior Estimator
Forest Badeaux – SoCal Division Manager

2021

Legacy Foundations Quality Control department was enhanced when the team hired Senior Quality Control Manager, John Fabish.

2022

Legacy Foundations grew to a $100M+ foundations company.