Amazon HQ2 Bid - Finalist (Economic Development Department)

Paxtyn Merten filed this request with the Economic Development Department of Loudoun County, VA.

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Multi Request Amazon HQ2 Bid - Finalist
Status
Rejected

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From: Paxtyn Merten

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

• A copy of the bid submitted 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-161828

Please 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Please note that I am a citizen of Virginia, and am using MuckRock's services to help manage and track my request.

Sincerely,

Tom Nash

From: Economic Development Department

Dear Mr. Nash,

The Loudoun County Department of Economic Development has received your request for the release of records under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act relating to the Amazon HQ2 RFP response. The records as requested are exempt from disclosure under Virginia Code § 2.2-3705.6.3 which states:

Proprietary information, voluntarily provided by private business pursuant to a promise of confidentiality from a public body, used by the public body for business, trade, and tourism development or retention; and memoranda, working papers, or other information related to businesses that are considering locating or expanding in Virginia, prepared by a public body, where competition or bargaining is involved and where disclosure of such information would adversely affect the financial interest of the public body.

Sincerely,

Colleen Kardasz, Assistant Director
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