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Salem Township opens diesel and gasoline bids, holds awards pending May 20 meeting
Summary
The board opened bids for about 12,000 gallons of diesel and 5,000 gallons of regular gasoline; Export Fuel is listed as a bidder. The board voted to hold award decisions for the May 20 meeting; minutes list diesel at $4.6709/gallon and gasoline at $3.7885/gallon with a margin tie to OPIS.
At its May 18 meeting, the Salem Township Board of Supervisors opened bids for approximately 12,000 gallons of diesel and 5,000 gallons of regular (87-octane) gasoline. The minutes record Export Fuel as the bidder and list a diesel price of $4.6709 per gallon (12,000-gal total $56,050.80) and regular gasoline at $3.7885 per gallon (5,000-gal total $18,942.50). The minutes also record a winter additive charge of $0.03 and a margin/base price component tied to OPIS of 0.1399.
Supervisor Todd Paulich raised concerns about current fuel prices being inflated and whether the township would end up paying higher bid prices if market prices decline later. Supervisor Kerry Jobe explained the township's pricing approach, saying "the bid is on the margin. When their price goes down, our price goes down." Following the discussion, the board voted to hold all fuel bids for award at the May 20, 2026 supervisors' meeting; the motion passed by majority vote with Supervisors Jobe and Paulich recorded as voting in favor and Supervisor Zundel absent.
Holding the bids postpones any contract award while supervisors verify details and monitor market conditions; the minutes show the board intends to make award decisions at the May 20 meeting.
