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Walden Point Paving

Project Number: AK BIA AIR 7(8)
Project Name: Walden Point Road Paving
Bid Opening Date: January 20, 2011

Base Price Indexes

Fuel

OPIS Report Location: Seattle, WA

Week / Date Fuel  ($/gallon)
1 / December 23, 2010 2.55
2 / December 30, 2010 2.54
3 / January 6, 2011 2.61
4 / January 13, 2011 2.67
Base Price Index 2.59

Asphalt Cement

Asphalt Weekly Location: Seattle, WA

Week / Date Asphalt  ($/ton)
1 / December 27, 2010 452.50
2 / January 3, 2011 455.00
3 / January 10, 2011 455.00
4 / January 17, 2011 455.00
Base Price Index 454.38

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.