Huntington council accepts $74,400 cemetery concrete bid

The Huntington City Council voted Aug. 19, 2026 to accept a $74,400 bid from Los Aviles LLC for cemetery concrete work, according to the meeting's minutes. ^[1]

"Two bids were presented for the Cemetery Concrete bid," the minutes say. Council Member Tom Kay moved "to accept the bid from Los Aviles LLC, to use a local contractor," in the amount of $74,400. Council Member Lesa Miller seconded, and all five council members voted yes in a roll call. ^[1]

The minutes do not name the second bidder or give its price, and they do not describe the scope of the concrete work. ^[1]

Courts project tabled

At the same meeting, Council Member Judd Beagley presented three quotes for installing pickleball courts and repairing the existing basketball courts at Lions Park. The council tabled the item until the following month to gather information about grants that might help offset the cost. No quote amounts are recorded and no spending was approved. ^[1]

Context

The city's July 8 notice to contractors describes the project as about 6,335 square feet of concrete, with saw cutting of asphalt along the cemetery roadway. One section is about 462 feet by 12 feet and a second about 226 feet by 3.5 feet. The larger section was to be reinforced with rebar or wire mesh, and the concrete color was to closely match the existing memorial. It set bid opening for Aug. 3 and the council's award for Aug. 19. ^[6]

The one-page opening sheet, headed Aug. 3 with the year cut off, lists Los Aviles LLC as the first bid at $74,400 and a second bid from "B Hansen" at $70,081.90. Handwritten figures beside each price are not labeled, so the Ledger does not report them. The minutes say the council chose Los Aviles to use a local contractor. The sheet does not show whether either bid met the notice's requirements, so it does not by itself show why the council chose the higher price. ^[5][1]

At the council's July 15, 2026 meeting, Council Member Gloria Wilson reported that "the cemetery project has begun" and that a walkthrough was scheduled for July 27. ^[2]

The fiscal 2027 budget the council adopted in June lists $208,000 in revenue and expenses for the capital projects fund and $55,000 for the perpetual care fund. ^[3] The August minutes do not say which fund will pay for the concrete. ^[1]

In fiscal 2025, the city's perpetual care fund ended the year with $135,890, all of it restricted. ^[4]

The council's Sept. 16 minutes record it approving the Aug. 19 minutes on the consent agenda, 5-0. Later in that meeting Council Member Gloria Wilson reported that the cemetery project has been completed and that she has received positive feedback. That is a council member's report, not an inspection, acceptance or payment record for this contract. The Ledger has not seen those September minutes approved. ^[7]