Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Delay Analysis for Construction of Pressurized LPG Terminals
Affan Himawan, Arviansyah

Faculty Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia

email: affan.himawan[at]ui.ac.id - arviansyah[at]ui.ac.id

Abstract

The increasing demand for LPG for domestic use every year impacts changes in distribution operation patterns. It requires increasing the storage capacity of several existing LPG terminals or new developments to maintain and increase the coverage days of LPG terminal operations. The delay in completing EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) work on constructing the pressurized LPG terminal will impact the planned LPG terminal infrastructure roadmap and delays in obtaining benefits from the investment. This study aims to analyze the dominant factors causing delays in completing work. Ninety five factors causing construction delays are identified in a systematic literature review from twelve publications in the last three years (2018-2020). These factors are divided into eight categories: clients, contractors, consultants, materials, workers and equipment, contracts, contractual relationships, and externals. We utilize a Delphi method involving ten experts to analyze the factors resulting from the systematic literature review. Twenty seven dominant factors causing delays with a consensus level of more than seventy percent are revealed in our context. The level of consensus for the final results is also sufficient. Interviews were conducted to investigate alternative solutions to the dominant factors causing delays.

Keywords: LPG, EPC, Project Delay, Delphi

Topic: Strategic Management and Ecosystem Business