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That’s what officials at must be thinking after landingv two new jobs in the middle of a commercial realestate slump. Jones Development, a Kansas City-basedf firm specializing in industrial development, is the construction manager fora $5.3 milliomn buildout of an existing 410,000-square-foot buildiny in Moreno Valley, Calif., that the booming auto partse company will use as a distribution center. O’Reillg also picked Jones Development to managd construction ofa $7.3 million, 115,000-square-footf office building in Springfield, Mo., for a headquarters expansion. , a general contractor based in Columbus, will team with Jones Development onboth projects.
Kevin Jones, founder and presidenft of Jones Development, said the new jobs are the resulr ofthe firm’s performance on O’Reilly’s 215,000-square-foott Kansas City Distribution Center, scheduled to open in Augus in Executive Park. “I really view it as an expansiomn of our relationshipwith O’Reilly, similar to our relationshipp with FedEx,” Jones said. Jones began working with during a prior brokerager career inthe 1980s. He said he has parlayerd that relationship into the development of 82 projectws forthe package-delivery giant by bringing each projecrt in on time and on budget.
Brad Jones Development’s project manager for the O’Reilly said the chances of cultivating the relationshipwith O’Reilly had seemed slim. “When we first started working on the KansasCity project, they told us it would be a one-and-done, with no opportunity for future projects,” Walthall said. O’Reilly has a division that typically handles its construction management anddevelopmenr services.
Mike Young, director of construction for said the company made an exception for the Kansas City project during negotiations with the owner of the ExecutivePark “We were real pleased with the job (Jones Development) did on the Kansas City project,” Young said. “Spo they’ve become another asset for us to utilize with everythinv we have goingon now.” This year, O’Reillt is adding 150 new stores, Young and plans to add an undiscloses number of new distribution centers in the near “There certainly will be more opportunities for (Jones Development) to be a bidder, for sure,” Yountg said.