The Gwinnett County Board of Education awarded Bowen & Watson with a $17 million dollar contract for an addition to Grayson High School that will increase the school’s capacity by about 875 students.

Bids were submitted to the school system on Oct. 8. Bowen & Watson’s bid was $797,000 lower than the next-lowest bid. The bidding process began in September with five contractors contacted by the school district to submit bids. Four of the five contractors submitted bids for the project.