Complete civil packages for utility solar in Illinois: clearing, mass grading, access roads, trenching, SWPPP, fencing, and substation civil under one contract.
Backwell is a civil site work general contractor serving utility solar EPCs building in Illinois. We contract complete civil packages: clearing, mass grading, access roads, trenching and underground utilities, erosion control and SWPPP, fencing, and substation civil, all under one contract with Backwell field leadership on site.
Illinois utility solar is anchored by the Double Black Diamond corridor in the central part of the state, one of the largest solar facilities east of the Mississippi, and by the long pipeline created under the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). CEJA procurement keeps a steady flow of utility-scale and community-scale projects moving toward construction across central and southern Illinois.
Illinois sites are predominantly flat, tiled farm ground: drain tile mapping and repair, township road agreements, and long collection runs are standard parts of the civil package here, and we scope them explicitly rather than leaving them as change orders.
We price the package as one scope under one contract. Owners and EPCs get a single point of responsibility for the civil critical path instead of managing separate clearing, earthwork, and utility subcontracts.
Backwell superintendents, project managers, and lead operators run every site. We mobilize company-owned equipment for core scope and scale each project with leased iron, qualified regional subcontractors, and agency-placed field staff, all under Backwell supervision and a single contract.
For projects claiming the full ITC or PTC under the Inflation Reduction Act, Backwell produces Davis-Bacon certified payroll, pays the applicable county wage determination, and supports apprenticeship labor-hour compliance. See the national solar civil page for the full PWA and begin-construction discussion.
Send plans, a scope of work, and the schedule through the form below or call (315) 400-2654. We review the civil package, walk the site if it is at that stage, and return a scoped proposal with a schedule of values, stated fill allowances, and unit rates for overages. A one-page capability statement is available for prequalification files.
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