Banning Commerce Center

The Banning Commerce Center project entails the development of a speculative industrial facility spanning approximately 1.32 million square feet, including nearly 40,000 square feet of office space and over 1.31 million square feet of warehouse space, situated on 131.28 acres across eight assessor’s parcel numbers in Banning, California. The project has undergone extensive environmental review under CEQA, with the Environmental Impact Report certified on May 27, 2025, following community input and adjustments, including a temporary rescission of prior approvals to facilitate further public comment before final council ratification. Project entitlements—including Design Review, a Tentative Parcel Map, and a Development Agreement—were ultimately approved by the City Council, clearing the path for construction to proceed under strict environmental and operational conditions. The site is located north of I-10, east of N. Hathaway Street, and bisected by Wilson Street, with construction activities scheduled from March 2024 through September 2025, broken into distinct phases for site prep, grading, building construction, and paving. Contractual obligations center on comprehensive sustainability and emissions mitigation standards rather than traditional federal procurement structures. All on-site construction equipment must meet Tier 4 or cleaner emission standards, while heavy-duty trucks accessing the site must be model year 2014 or newer with low-NOx compliance. Future tenant operations are required to use exclusively zero-emission delivery vehicles, and electrical infrastructure must be pre-installed to support EV truck charging and auxiliary power units. The project mandates LEED or CALGreen Tier 2 certification, installation of on-site solar or equivalent renewable energy, and diversion of at least 75% of construction debris from landfills. Landscaping and service equipment must be fully electric, and idling of delivery trucks is strictly limited to two minutes. Vegetative screening, stormwater controls, and energy-efficient building standards per California Title 24 are required, with inspections and acceptance conducted by the City of Banning and Riverside County Flood Control District. No federal acquisition regulation clauses, pricing details, contractor representations, or formal contract types are specified, reflecting a local development entitlement framework focused on environmental compliance rather than federal contracting mechanisms.