R&W Concrete Contractors, Inc. was founded in 1975 by Abel J. (Rod) Rodrigues and Lavera (Sandy) Rodrigues.

R&W Concrete Contractors, Inc. initially specialized in concrete flatwork and site work, and worked primarily in the Bay Area with such high profile projects as the San Francisco Cable Car renovation, and the Moscone Convention Center expansion.

In 1987, son Brian Rodrigues joined the firm, and in 1990 Brian began running the company. In 1994, the company made a change in their primary business plan, and began focusing on structural concrete as their primary scope of work.