Complete civil packages for utility solar in Ohio: 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 Ohio. 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.
Ohio's utility solar pipeline is anchored by Oak Run, an 800 MW project that is the largest ever approved in the state. The Madison County and Pickaway County corridor west and south of Columbus has become the state's principal utility solar construction zone, with multiple large projects permitted on the flat, tiled agricultural ground that suits high-production civil work.
Central Ohio data center load growth is pulling additional generation into the same region, which keeps the solar civil pipeline deep beyond the current construction cycle. Ohio agricultural sites bring drain tile networks, and our trenching and grading crews plan for tile location, severance repair, and drainage restoration as part of the base scope rather than as a surprise.
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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