with Standardized Multidimensional-WBS
and Bidding Template for FEL Improvement
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By Peter Lewis Hamonangan Panjaitan
Balikpapan, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
The increased urgency to revitalize pump and filling shed assets identified as high-criticality components is driven by growing fuel demand in Indonesia and ageing fuel terminals. The National Oil and Gas Company continues to use a discipline-based, unidimensional WBS and ad hoc bidding templates, resulting in weak FEL, misalignment between FEL estimates, contract prices, and outturn costs, and a high incidence of overruns. This paper explores the potential for a uniform OmniClass-based multidimensional WBS and United States National Park Service (NPS) Class A bidding template to improve FEL, estimate accuracy, and bid evaluation for fuel pump and filling shed projects. The study is based on the NPS Class A structure, and all Engineering, Construction, and Handover activities are mapped to the OmniClass tables. Sullivan’s engineering-economic analysis procedure is used. The activities are divided into a summary bid template and a detailed breakdown. The results demonstrate that this asset-oriented, WBS-driven template enhances scope completeness, traceability, and bid comparability, simplifies change order control, and provides a stronger foundation for future FEL estimates and cost database development.
Keywords: Bidding Template, Front End Loading, Multidimensional, Omniclass, WBS, Project Control
INTRODUCTION
- The Need for Revitalization of the Pump and Filling Shed
“Indonesia ranks as the world’s fourth most populous country, estimated to have a population of around 277.5 million people in 2023”[1].
“It is an archipelagic state with a total area of about 1.9 million square kilometers and is commonly cited as roughly the 14th–15th largest country in the world by land area”[2]. “Given its large population, oil and gas in Indonesia remain the dominant energy sources across sectors, with total consumption in 2022 reaching approximately 477.82 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE)”[3]. As shown in Figure 1, oil products have remained a major component of Indonesia’s final energy consumption over the past two decades…
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Author’s note: This paper was originally prepared during a 6-month long Graduate-Level Competency Development/Capacity Building Program developed by PT Mitrata Citragraha and led by Dr. Paul D. Giammalvo to prepare candidates for AACE CCP or other Certifications. https://build-project-management-competency.com/our-faqs/
How to cite this paper: Panjaitan, P. L. H. (2026). Optimizing Fuel Pump and Filling Shed with Standardized Multidimensional-WBS and Bidding Template for FEL Improvement; PM World Journal, Vol. XV, Issue VIII, August. Available online at https://pmworldjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pmwj167-Aug2026-Panjaitan-Standardized-WBS-Bidding-Template-for-FEL-Improvement.pdf
About the Author
Peter Lewis Hamonangan Panjaitan
Balikpapan, Indonesia
Peter Lewis Hamonangan Panjaitan is an engineer at the National Oil Company of Indonesia, possessing more than eight years of professional expertise in the oil & gas sectors. Additionally, he has served as an engineer for downstream oil and gas projects and contributed as an engineer on storage tanks, pipings, pumps, piers and other downstream projects across numerous provinces in Indonesia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Indonesia (UI). Currently, he is attending a distance learning mentoring course under the tutelage of Dr. Paul D. Giammalvo, CDT, CCE, MScPM, MRICS, GPM-m Senior Technical Advisor at PT Mitrata Citragraha, to attain Certified Cost Professional certification from AACE International.
Peter Lewis Hamonangan Panjaitan resides in Balikpapan, Indonesia, and his email address is peter.l.panjaitan@gmail.com.
[1] Badan Pusat Statistik. (2023). Statistik Indonesia 2023 [Indonesia Statistics 2023]. BPS–Statistics Indonesia. https://www.bps.go.id
[2] Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2023). Indonesia. In Encyclopaedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/place/Indonesia
[3] International Energy Agency. (2023). Indonesia: Energy profile. IEA. https://www.iea.org/countries/indonesia
