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Powers to Agness

Project Number: OR PFH 60(2)
Project Name: Powers to Agness Highway
Bid Opening Date: October 26, 2010

Base Price Indexes

Fuel

OPIS Report Location: Portland, OR

Week / Date Fuel  ($/gallon)
1 / 10/5/2010 2.60
2 / 10/12/2010 2.65
3 / 10/19/2010 2.62
4 / 10/25/2010 2.51
Base Price Index 2.60

Asphalt Cement

Asphalt Weekly Location: Portland, OR

Week / Date Asphalt  ($/ton)
1 / 10/4/2010 430.00
2 / 10/11/2010 430.00
3 / 10/18/2010 430.00
4 / 10/25/2010 430.00
Base Price Index 430.00

Monthly Averages for 2010

Month Fuel Asphalt
December 2.67 432.50
November 2.48 427.50

Computation Approaches Used to Determine Base Price Indexes

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.

Fuel Price Adjustment: The Base Price Index (BPI) is a price index determined by arithmetic average of OPIS publications' daily rack prices on a weekly basis for the 4 weeks preceding the bid opening.