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Salmon River Road, Phase 5

Project Number: ID PFH 60(5)
Project Name: Salmon River Road Connection
Bid Opening Date: July 28, 2010

Base Price Indexes

Fuel

OPIS Report Location: Boise, ID

Week / Date Fuel  ($/gallon)
1 / July 6 2.28
2 / July 13 2.30
3 / July 20 2.33
4 / July 27 2.35
Base Price Index 2.32

Asphalt Cement

Asphalt Weekly Location: Boise, ID

Week / Date Asphalt  ($/metric ton)
1 / July 5 578.71
2 / July 12 573.20
3 / July 19 573.20
4 / July 26 573.20
Base Price Index 574.58

Monthly Averages for 2010

Month Fuel Asphalt
December 2.78 530.48
November 2.76 529.10
October 2.63 540.13
September 2.46 542.88
August 2.42 573.20
July 2.33 573.20

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.