The City of Langford is the second B.C. city to announce its bid to become home to online retail giant Amazon’s next headquarters.

The southern Vancouver Island city submitted its bid for “Amazon HQ2” with the belief that it has the “resources, political will and business climate to ensure” the firm is successful, said Dale Gann, chair of the city’s bid committee for the project, in a news release.

“The bid identified a number of serviced, development ready areas within and around the City of Langford that meet the needs of Amazon,” Gann said.

“The bid also highlighted the capacity for Langford’s neighbourhoods, including Westhills and Bear Mountain, to continue to grow and accommodate the influx of anticipated workers arriving over multiple years.”

Langford has a population of 35,000 after growing by 21 per cent between 2011 and 2016, the fastest increase in the Capital District Region.

The deadline to submit a bid was Thursday. Vancouver, in a joint bid with Surrey, backed by the provincial government, is also vying to become home to Amazon’s second headquarters, which would join its first headquarters in Seattle, Wash.

The B.C. government said it would kick in $50,000 to help Metro Vancouver cities prepare their bids.

Amazon is promising up to 50,000 jobs with an average annual salary of $125,000 over the next 15 years, plus additional investment by the online retailer to the tune of $6 billion.

In preparing its bid, Gann said Langford worked with the B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology, the city’s economic development committee, the Sooke Economic Development Commission, the Malahat Nation, as well as local businesses and other partners.

Gann listed the city’s competitive wages, affordable and high-quality housing, recreational opportunities and post-secondary school and tech sector as reasons for Amazon to come.

The city “always will be open for business,” Mayor Stewart Young said. “Langford will continue to expedite the permitting process and minimize red tape to ensure that all businesses, including Amazon, can grow and thrive.”

The city did not release full details of its bid package as it heads off to Amazon’s internal review process.