CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland wants to compete for the Amazon headquarters, according to a joint statement by Mayor Frank G. Jackson and County Executive Armond Budish.

The company announced last week they were building a second headquarters, which could bring 50,000 jobs to the city they choose.

Northeast Ohio will launch a community effort similar to the one that won Republican National Convention last year, the statement said.

This means working on the bid with partners including the Greater Cleveland Partnership, Northeast Ohio Area-wide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) and Cleveland State University.

"We were an underdog during (the RNC) process, yet we won," the statement from Budish and Jackson said. "We are confident that working together we can highlight what sets us apart from the competition. This opportunity will have tremendous near and long-term impact on the City and the region.

To win the bid, partners will have to put together a proposal that addresses Amazon's long list of requirements for its new headquarters.

Cleveland already meets some of the more quantitative requirements, which include a metro area of more than a million (Cleveland metro area contains more than 2 million) and distance to an airport.

Some other requirements include direct access to mass transit, a local culture in where Amazon staffers would love to live, and a "business-friendly" climate.

Amazon will also judge the cities on tax incentives and other perks they can provide.

Cleveland is among more than 100 U.S. and Canada locations that have expressed interest in bidding, according to the Seattle Times. This includes New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago, Austin and Denver.

In Ohio, Cleveland is the largest city to announce a bid. Dayton announced its interest last week, but Columbus and Cincinnati haven't announced anything.

Proposals are due in October, with a decision in 2018.