Complete civil packages for utility solar in Indiana: 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 Indiana. 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.
Indiana's flagship is the Mammoth complex, a 1.3 GW multi-phase buildout continuing through 2026 and 2027, one of the largest solar developments in the country. Beyond Mammoth, the NIPSCO and AES coal replacement pipelines are converting retired and retiring generation into a multi-year program of utility solar and storage projects across the northern and central parts of the state.
Indiana sites are largely flat, tiled agricultural ground: long collection runs, extensive access road networks, and drain tile coordination. That is high-production civil work where road-building rate and trench feet per day set the panel installation start date.
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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