Amazon HQ2 Bid - Finalist

Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Indianapolis and Marion County.

This message acknowledges your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, Indiana Code chapter 5-14-3-1, et. seq. Your request was received in this office on 10/22/2018 and given the reference number S000983-102218 for tracking purposes.

Records You Requested are: "Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:• A copy of the bid submitted by Indianapolis in response to Amazon's request for proposals for the site of its second headquarters — document(s) which would have been sent between September 1, 2017 through January 20, 2018 — and any supplemental materials provided to Amazon at the same time.Other finalist cities have provided us with the bids they submitted, and they typically look something like this: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/boston-3/amazon-hq2-bid-44971/#file-161828Please provide responsive materials on a rolling basis. If you have any questions, you can reach us at 617-299-1832.The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 7 business days, as the statute requires. Sincerely, Paxtyn Merten"

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You may reach the Public Access Counselor at 317.327.4055 or PAC@indy.gov. (mailto:PAC@indy.gov)
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Paxtyn- We have reviewed your request as well as all relevant public records and have no records that are responsive to your request.

Please note that the assembling of the RFQ as well as the submission of the bid was led by the Indy Chamber’s regional partnership, on behalf of Central Indiana -- not by the City of Indianapolis. One additional note that our Office of Corporation Counsel wanted to notify you of -- Indiana statute does not require agencies to keep a public records request open or to provide future records on a rolling basis. If you have a later inquiry, please utilize the portal to make a new request.

--Taylor