Specifications include, but are not limited to: Due to the volatility experienced with and anticipated with petroleum-based products over the coming yearly term it is desirable to move toward an equitable based pricing arrangement for both the county and the vendor that compensates for the anticipated fluctuations in market conditions. As such, bids are requested for plus or minus the liquid asphalt emulsion (CRS-2) price established via the monthly “industry wide current petroleum products base prices for contracts” as published by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) State Construction Engineer on MDOT’s Letting Calendar (https://mdot.ms.gov/portal/letting_calendar). The plus or minus amount shall be expressed in dollars and cents or decimal fraction thereof. The MDOT monthly price with the vendor’s price adjustment (plus or minus amount) as per the bid shall be in effect from the date of publishing until the publication for the following month. For example: The April 6, 2023 CRS-2 price is $2.8697 and the vendor bids minus $0.0500. The resulting cost of $2.8197 would be billed for all CRS-2 ordered by the county until the new industry wide price is published by MDOT in May 2023.