Indy Delivers Bid

Today's the day. The city is submitting its preliminary bid to host the 2012 Super Bowl. The Star has the full story.

Call it a rough draft if you will, but a meticulously prepared preliminary bid to host the 2012 Super Bowl is being delivered to the NFL today.

Mark Miles, who is heading up the city's second effort to land the big game, said corporate fundraising is three-quarters of the way toward its $25 million goal, and the city has promised up to $2 million for public safety. The Indianapolis submission is complete, Miles said, but not final.

It fills 14 binders that are at least 3 inches thick.

The bid lays out the event's basic logistics, such as where the committed hotel rooms and public meeting spaces are, the city's transportation plan, the seating availability and configuration, and the number of suites available to the NFL.