Shawnee Board of Education gets ball rolling on Tennis Center

  • Shawnee Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jason James poses a question about his smart watch while speaking on the new "bell-to-bell no personal wireless electronic device" policy during the SPS Board of Education meeting on June 30. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
    Shawnee Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jason James poses a question about his smart watch while speaking on the new "bell-to-bell no personal wireless electronic device" policy during the SPS Board of Education meeting on June 30. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

    A guaranteed maximum price of $2,231,949.63 was approved by the Shawnee Board of Education on June 30 for Wynn Construction Co., Inc. to build the Paul Duffield Tennis Center.

    “We’re really excited that it came in, I think about $300,000 ... below the estimate, so that either says the bids are really good, or the estimate was really bad,” said Superintendent Dr. Jason James. “I’m going to assume th…