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East Fork Bitterroot

Project Number: MT PFH 78(1)
Project Name: East Fork Bitterroot Road

Base Price Indexes

Fuel

Week Ending Fuel  ($/gallon)
March 15 2.35
March 22 2.38
March 29 2.36
April 5 2.41
Base Price Index 2.38

Computation approach used to determine base price index

Monthly Averages for 2010

Month Fuel
November 2.67
October 2.55
September 2.32
August 2.27
July 2.17
June 2.22
May 2.33

Computation Approach Used to Determine Base Price Index

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.