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Mission Ridge

Project Number: WA PFH 216-1(1)
Project Name: Mission Ridge Road

Base Price Indexes

Fuel

28 Day Average Fuel  ($/gallon)
Base Price Index 2.03

Asphalt Cement

4 Week Average Asphalt  ($/US ton)
Base Price Index 350.00

Computation approaches used to determine base price indexes

Monthly Averages for 2009

Month Fuel Asphalt
March 1.26 455.00
February 1.32 487.50
January 1.53 493.50

Monthly Averages for 2008

Month Fuel Asphalt
January 2.49 334.38
February 2.77 344.00
March 3.21 381.25
April 3.49 415.00
May 3.82 447.50
June 3.86 512.50
July 3.93 587.50
August 3.44 727.50
September 3.07 709.38
October 2.44 612.00
November 1.90 519.38
December 1.35 495.00

Monthly Averages for 2007

Month Fuel Asphalt
February 1.94 340.00
March 2.00 337.00
April 2.17 335.00
May 2.15 337.50
June 2.13 337.50
July 2.24 340.00
August 2.23 340.00
September 2.29 340.00
October 2.68 340.00
November 2.79 333.00
December 2.57 332.50

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.