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Overview
The fuel adjustment provision explains how fuel price changes are handled for certain Department of Transportation and Infrastructure contracts. This provision is used to adjust payments when fuel prices increase or decrease beyond a set limit. The goal is to keep contracts fair by accounting for large fuel price changes while the work is being done.
Fuel adjustments may apply to some contracts issued before May 1, 2023, such as winter maintenance or other eligible work. Not all contracts include a fuel adjustment provision.
Fuel averages (per month) for 2023
| Month (2023) | Ultra-low sulphur diesel maximum price | Regular unleaded maximum price | Fuel adjustment % (April = Base Price) for ULSD | Fuel adjustment % (April = Base Price) for REGULAR |
| January | $ 2.1115 | $ 1.5715 | 1% | 10% |
| February | $ 2.0736 | $ 1.5792 | -3% | -9% |
| March | $ 1.8642 | $ 1.5653 | -13% | -10% |
| April | $1.7045 | $ 1.6837 | -20% | 0% |
| May | – | – | – | – |
| June | – | – | – | – |
| July | – | – | – | – |
| August | – | – | – | – |
| September | – | – | – | – |
| October | – | – | – | – |
| November | – | – | – | – |
| December | – | – | – | – |
Monthly fuel averages 2022 to 2023
Detailed information regarding the monthly fuel averages for January 2022 to April 2023.
Fuel averages (per month) for 2022
| Month (2022) | Ultra-low sulphur diesel maximum price | Regular unleaded maximum price | Fuel adjustment % (April = Base Price) for ULSD | Fuel adjustment % (April = Base Price) for REGULAR |
| January | $ 1.5526 | $ 1.4201 | N/A | N/A |
| February | $ 1.6887 | $ 1.5339 | N/A | N/A |
| March | $ 1.9108 | $ 1.7003 | N/A | N/A |
| April | $ 2.134 | $ 1.7383 | N/A | N/A |
| May | $ 2.4065 | $ 1.8939 | 13% | 9% |
| June | $ 2.2422 | $ 2.1045 | 5% | 21% |
| July | $ 2.0932 | $ 1.9190 | -2% | 10% |
| August | $ 1.9393 | $ 1.7658 | -9% | 2% |
| September | $ 2.0061 | $ 1.5837 | -6% | -9% |
| October | $ 2.3194 | $ 1.6802 | 9% | -3% |
| November | $ 2.7107 | $ 1.7399 | 27% | 0% |
| December | $ 2.4071 | $ 1.4925 | 13% | 0% |