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CityCenter (E): Blow up the Harmon
Macomber, John D.Case HBS-212092-EFinanceCasino owner considers whether to implode, complete, or do nothing with a 26 story vacant new building on the Las Vegas Strip. This case continues a series of pieces about the progress of CityCenter, an $11bn project in Las Vegas said to be the largest private construction project in the history of the United States. As in the prior observations of this project, issues around measurement of demand, architecture, construction, scheduling, and fina...Starting at €5.74
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Mexico City Water Shortage
Macomber, John D.; Garcia-Cuellar, Regina; James, Griffin H.; Nellemann, FrederikCase HBS-212044-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In this case, a property company, a water privatizer, and municipal engineers explore the causes of and solutions to a severe water shortage in Mexico City, a great global capital. The protagonist is a real estate investor doing due diligence on the magnitude of the crisis, the impact on the firm's operations, and the likelihood of resolution. Due diligence includes intervie...Starting at €8.20
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Dharavi: Developing Asia's Largest Slum (A)
Iyer, Lakshmi; Macomber, John D.; Arora, NamrataCase HBS-710004-EEconomicsMaharashtra state is accepting bids to redevelop Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia. A real estate developer assesses the risks and tenders a bid. The bid conditions include providing new free housing to tens of thousands of slum dwellers. The cost of constructing the housing is anticipated to be paid for from the revenues from developing and selling market-rate housing. While the primary concerns are cost of construction, cost of capital, and rev...Starting at €8.20
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The StarNight Hotel Construction Bid: Real Time Competition on Schedule, Scope, and Cost
Macomber, John D.Case HBS-209067-EFinanceThe case is intended for use with the HBS Educational Technology Group "Construction Bidding Simulation." Material that can be taught includes quantity survey methodology (from the case); analyzing preliminary estimated costs per building trade (from the discussion questions); playing the multiparty real time competitive bid simulation to receive and process market costs; and debriefing on which bids should be accepted and why. Discussion points ...Starting at €8.20
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Exporting Livability: Investing in New Urban Centers
Macomber, John D.; Alamsyah, EssieCase HBS-219072-EFinanceCan Singapore urban design, policy continuity, and system of laws be exported outside of Singapore to accelerate the effective development of new urban agglomerations? Nina Yang, CEO of Sustainable Urban Development at Ascendas-Singbridge, a large real estate company based in Singapore, was considering whether to build residential or commercial space in one of its sustainable urban development projects, Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City. Co...Starting at €8.20
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IDFC India: Infrastructure Investment Intermediaries
Macomber, John D.; Balsari, ViraalCase HBS-210050-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Indian financial intermediary matching international capital to local infrastructure decides how to balance range of services, risk-adjusted return, margin pressure, and nation building. IDFC was chartered with partial ownership from the Indian government to help evaluate policy and be a model for how private finance could be attracted to public infrastructure. As the nation...Starting at €8.20
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Infrastructure in Nigeria: Unlocking Pension Fund Investments
Macomber, John D.; Armerding, Pippa TubmanCase HBS-218071-EAccounting and ControlThe so-called "infrastructure finance gap" was a problem in Nigeria as in many parts of the world. Infrastructure projects like power plants and dams were very large capital investments that could generate long term consistent cash flows, but their financing and delivery involved multiple risks and uncertainties. If funds for infrastructure development came from traditional international sources like the World Bank or African Development Bank, th...Starting at €8.20
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CityCenter (B): Economics and Delivery
Kohn, A. Eugene; Macomber, John D.; Creo, BenCase HBS-209094-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Bill Smith is informed by his general contractor that a key component of the Aria Resort is going to be delayed. Aria is the centerpiece of CityCenter: a $9 billion complex and a bet-the-firm decision for MGM Mirage. Smith must make a decision as to whether to force the general contractor to complete construction or to have the MGM Design Group take over this piece of the co...Starting at €5.74
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Sound Group China: Urban Waste Entrepreneurs
Macomber, John D.; Carr, Chad M.; Zhao, FanCase HBS-211086-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Private sector entrepreneur in China with advanced solid waste management capability competes with state owned enterprises and also government policies supporting a rival technology. Wen Yibo has used engineering expertise and political savvy to build a major privately held company providing the entire supply chain of water treatment, waste water, and integrated municipal so...Starting at €8.20
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Poseidon Carlsbad: Desalination and the San Diego County Water Authority
Macomber, John D.Case HBS-215057-EFinanceExtreme drought conditions in California have significant impacts on the ability of the San Diego County Water Authority to provide adequate water for current users. Water shortfalls also could curtail the economic development of one of the fastest growing regions in America. Seawater desalination is expensive and energy intensive, but it could be a partial solution. Brian Brady and other members of the Authority need to vote for or against a fin...Starting at €8.20