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MT 2009 Pavement Preservation

Project Number: MT PFH 2009(2)
Project Name: MT Statewide 2009 Pavement Preservation Projects

Base Price Indexes

Fuel

Week Ending Fuel  ($/gallon)
October 2 2.03
October 9 2.02
October 16 2.08
October 23 2.17
Base Price Index 2.08

Asphalt Cement

Week Ending Asphalt  ($/US ton)
Week 39 482.50
Week 40 482.50
Week 41 470.00
Week 42 470.00
Base Price Index 476.25

Computation approaches used to determine base price indexes

Monthly Averages for 2010

Month Fuel Asphalt
November 2.69 445.00
October 2.60 437.50
September 2.36 438.75
August 2.30 456.50
July 2.22 471.25
June 2.26 485.00
May 2.40 509.38
April 2.52 503.75
March 2.11 491.00
February 2.11 490.00
January 2.15 480.50

Monthly Averages for 2009

Month Fuel Asphalt
December 2.04 474.38
November 2.22 470.00
October 2.12 472.50

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.