Fetch Ohio DOT's current asphalt materials/binder price index used for contract price-adjustment (escalation) calculations.

domain: dot.state.oh.us · 4 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Go to Ohio DOT's Asphalt Downloads page under Construction Management > Materials (dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/ConstructionMgt/Materials/Pages/Asphalt-Information-rev.aspx)
  2. Locate and download the current Asphalt Binder Index Report (published periodically as a PDF/table)
  3. Extract the PG-graded binder price for the relevant regional market (Ohio DOT prices Cleveland/Toledo/Cincinnati, averaged)
  4. Apply Ohio DOT's Section 109 price-adjustment formula, comparing the placing-index/bidding-index ratio against the published 0.90-1.10 threshold (see spec PN 535)

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