Council hears LeMay Enterprises request to clarify CPI index in contract; no amendment approved
Representatives of LeMay Enterprises explained a federal BLS index name change affecting the contract escalation clause and asked whether the city wants to amend the contract to replace the old index name; council members indicated no immediate formal amendment was required but suggested reviewing past minutes about a possible 5% cap.
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Ed, site manager for LeMay Enterprises, and Austin, district controller for LeMay Enterprises, told the Chehalis City Council on Jan. 13, 2025 that the consumer price index (CPI) reference used in their contract (formerly listed as “Olympia‑Tumwater”) no longer appears as a standalone index on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) site. Austin said the BLS now reports the relevant figures under a broader “All Urban West” index and that the percentage change previously applied (3.3% in the most recent adjustment) ties to that All Urban West series.
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