America's 5th largest city has seen a resurgence and was interested in making its presence known on the international front. Towards that end, the City's Sports Commission, the Philadelphia Sports Congress (PSC), was picked to coordinate a bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. In turn, the Sports Congress selected SPI to serve as its lead consultant on the Games bid.
       SPI assisted the PSC with Olympic family contacts and relationships, research and analysis, strategic planning positioning, bid documentation and writing, and securing additional expertise for the bid team. Philadelphia was acknowledged as the US bid city with the most compact venue plan.
       Chicago's selection as the US candidate city for the 2016 Games underscored Philadelphia's need to develop a stronger resume in Olympic sports. SPI was subsequently retained to assist the PSC in addressing this issue.