1980s
In the early 1980s, Sukut moved to its current corporate office on Chandler Avenue in Santa Ana, yet broadened its scope throughout the West, working on projects as varied as the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, major sections of I-15 Freeway in the Inland Empire, and infrastructure for the City of Santa Margarita. Sukut also applied its earthmoving expertise to several world-class golf courses and resorts including Pelican Hill and Aviara and its slope stabilization engineering expertise to complicated, hillside projects in La Jolla.
1990s
In 1990, Mike Crawford was named president of Sukut Construction. Founder, Myron Sukut assumed the role of chairman of the board. In 1999 Mike Crawford became the Company’s chief executive officer while continuing to serve as president. The decade was one of celebration and recognition as Sukut garnered more than 20 top industry awards for quality work and safety. Sukut and its partners completed the challenging 26-mile Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor within budget and 14-months ahead of schedule, moving 67 million cubic yards of earth and rock, (equal to approximately one-fourth the size of the Panama Canal). Hundreds of clients and employees celebrated Sukut’s 30 years of earthmoving excellence with festivities on the Toll Road, prior to its opening. Sukut was also recognized for its exceptional safety performance for the completion of 57,497 safe work hours on the corridor project.
2000s
In 2000, Sukut was recognized as Contractor of the Year by the Southern California Contractors Association and named as one of the “Best Companies to Work for in 2000” by OC Metro magazine. In 2001, moving into public works, Sukut focused on infrastructure, landfill expansions, and wastewater construction. By 2002, Sukut had experienced exponential growth in revenues and its staff had grown to 300. In 2005, Sukut began providing environmental services to our growing list of clients. Several years earlier, Sukut had led the way to ensure cleaner air in Orange County by upgrading its equipment fleet with high-tech, computerized, emission-reduction engines and had also entered a long-term contract with the State of California Integrated Waste Management Board to eliminate illegal landfills and waste tire sites. While continuing to provide earth-moving technology at over 30 sites throughout California, Sukut was committed to expanding its role as a steward in developing effective and environmentally sound earth-moving solutions.