As the Southern California real estate market continues to grow so do the supporting infrastructure opportunities. In the case of Murrieta CA, their strong growth has created multiple business opportunities. The city is addressing an increased need for additional residential and commercial development due to one of the highest population growths in the state. Also, they are planning solutions to the challenges of excess personal property when this new population moves into their new residential communities. 
The solution to the second opportunity for Murrieta was to develop added self-storage facilities as they were building out their infrastructure. This solution has become quite common throughout the U.S as the self-storage markets total revenues are expected to surpass the $30 billion (that’s right “billion” with a “b”) mark.
Architects and engineers have many options when it comes to designing these self-storage units. These designs include creative ways to store your valuable while keeping them safe and dry. Yes, I said safe AND dry, because when the storms arrive the water needs a place to go. These large storage facilities need to capture and control the stormwater that flows over the new concrete and asphalt surfaces. When it comes to options there are many ways to accomplish this task. In fact, when the French Valley Storage facility in Murrieta, CA was originally designed it was designed using large concrete “vaults”. Now, while this is a perfectly acceptable means of capturing runoff it also happens to be very expensive and more complicated to install than other options.
Architects and engineers have many options when it comes to designing these self-storage units. These designs include creative ways to store your valuable while keeping them safe and dry. Yes, I said safe AND dry, because when the storms arrive the water needs a place to go. These large storage facilities need to capture and control the stormwater that flows over the new concrete and asphalt surfaces. When it comes to options there are many ways to accomplish this task. In fact, when the French Valley Storage facility in Murrieta, CA was originally designed it was designed using large concrete “vaults”. Now, while this is a perfectly acceptable means of capturing runoff it also happens to be very expensive and more complicated to install than other options.
This is where the expertise of the contractor and supplier become vastly important. For this project the owners of the property selected Murrieta Development as their engineer and contractor. Established in 1981, Murrieta Development, Inc. was ideally positioned for developing this project having their headquarters located just miles away. Additionally, their 35+ years as a family-owned business and strong safety track record further supported this selection. Further, Murrieta Development has emerged as an industry leader in all civil engineering projects with job sites covering the majority of S. California with expansion into other Western States.
The only question remaining was who was going to supply the materials needed to create a one of the largest detention system ever created in this area. The task became even greater when Murrieta was challenged with an aggressive completion date. This is where Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company was brought in the mix. Also a family-owned company, Pacific Corrugated has been in business since 1935. We have accomplished this longevity by being an expert in the field along with being a full-service supplier. What that meant on this particular project was to deliver the best solution at the best price… all while meeting a challenging completion date. So, a value-engineering process was started, and the result was a comprehensive Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) solution that would meet everyone’s needs and deliver a significant savings over the original plan.
Once the contractor and supplier collaborated on a plan and moved to full alignment, the attention moved to the specifics of this project and the details were quite advance. This project required over 122 tons of corrugated 16-gage 5 x 1 metal pipe that was designed to capture over 270,000 cubic feet of rainwater in a single detention system. In addition to the straight pipe, the fittings required to complete this new design included large tees, elbows and risers. To further put this in perspective the project required land excavation and preparation that would fit over 3,800 lineal feet of 96” diameter corrugated metal pipe… and did I mention that the pipe needed to be perforated? A strong coordinated effort to supply product when Murrieta was ready to install quickly became the focus. In fact, it was determined at the early stages that daily collaboration would be needed. The folks at both Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company and Murrieta Development modified their “standard” processes to complete this amazing project.
So, how do you “standardize” a mega-project that has an aggressive completion date? Pacific Corrugated Pipe received our purchase order for the project on August 18th with a final requested ship date of October 18th. For those math majors out there, this gave Pacific Corrugated less than 50 business days to coordinate a production plan on the product needs. However, we only had an 18-working day window to deliver and allow Murrieta to install. So, you can appreciate why we altered our production plan to include several unique elements including weekend production. Our CMP process was modified a couple ways. First, we brought in our mobile mill to assist in supplying the tonnage of pipe. This mill required setting up a lay down area at our facility to place this mill. Also, since we knew that extra labor and weekends would be necessary, all labor was planned out through the entire project including bringing in labor from our other facilities. Finally, since some of the large fittings took a full day to complete, it was important that we bring in as many fabricators to the project as possible. Each of these additional efforts allowed us to keep up with the installation process and fully support the projects timeline. 
Next on the task list, now that a pipe manufacturing plan was put together, our collective attention moved to a delivery plan to support Murrieta Developments installation plan. This challenge was compounded by the fact that Murrieta Development had other large projects they were working on. So, it was important that we worked closely on the specifics of their installation plan for this massive system. This included outlining which specific pieces were needed and when. Murrieta Development was keenly focused on keeping a safe work area so they were also vital in helping to coordinate the 60 flatbed truck deliveries required for this project. This coordination not only allowed Murrieta to meet all their safety requirements but also allowed them to deliver the project on time.
Clearly, this project required a strong collaborative effort by Murrieta and Pacific Corrugated. The results were amazing, together we produced one of the largest detention system ever designed and installed in this region… completed on time and under budget. It’s for all these reasons that Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company was awarded the National Corrugated Steel Pipe Associate (NCSPA) “Project of the Year” award for 2017 in the category of “Corrugated Steel Pipe and Pipe Arch applications”. And, it’s important to note, that this is the third year running that Pacific Corrugated Pipe Company has won this prestigious national award. Pacific Corrugated Pipe is proud to have worked on this enormous innovative solution with Murrieta Development. We are honored to add this success to the thousands of other projects Pacific Corrugated Pipe has completed over the last several decades.
