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McKenzie Highway

Project Number: OR PFH 22(14)
Project Name: McKenzie Highway

Base Price Indexes

Fuel

28 Day Average Fuel  ($/gallon)
Base Price Index 2.52

Asphalt Cement

4 Week Average Asphalt  ($/US ton)
Base Price Index 625.00

Computation approaches used to determine base price indexes

Monthly Averages for 2009

Month Fuel Asphalt
November 2.04 432.50
October 2.03 404.00
September 2.02 339.38
August 1.96 455.00
July 1.72 453.00
June 1.88 441.25
May 1.62 420.50
April 1.58 441.25
March 1.27 462.50
February 1.32 462.50
January 1.55 484.00

Monthly Averages for 2008

Month Fuel Asphalt
December 1.35 487.50
November 1.91 519.38
October 2.45 617.50
September 3.07 747.50

Computation Approaches Used to Determine Base Price Indexes

Fuel Price Adjustment: The Base Price Index (BPI) is a price index determined by arithmetic average of OPIS publications daily rack prices for the 28 calendar days preceding the bid opening.

Asphalt Cement Adjustment: The Base Price Index (BPI) is a price index determined by arithmetic average for prices in the four "Asphalt Weekly Monitor ®" publications immediately preceding the bid opening.