The SHACOG Purchasing Alliance is administered by the South Hills Area Council of Governments (SHACOG) for the following participating Councils of Governments: Allegheny Valley North COG, Butler County COG, Char-West COG, North Hills COG, Quaker Valley COG, SHACOG, Steel Rivers COG, and Turtle Creek Valley COG. SHACOG is responsible for surveying the participating municipalities for estimated requirements, developing and/or updating all product specifications, placing the advertisements for bid, updating the bid program used by the vendors, opening the bids, tabulating the bids, and disseminating the bid results.
2025 BID FOR SPRING COMMODITIES - Bids were opened on March 6, 2025 and tabulations are posted for participating municipalities and registered vendors for the following commodities:
Road Aggregates
Liquid Asphalt
Bituminous Surfacing Materials
Line Painting and Reflective Glass Beads
Guide Rails and Posts-Components and Installation
Traffic Signs and Sign Posts
Thermoplastic Pavement Markings
Frames, Rings, and Grates-Cast Iron and Steel
Precast Concrete Inlets and Risers
Manhole Inserts
Plastic Pipe
Swimming Pool Chemicals
Wastewater Treatment Chemicals
Fertilizers
Weed Killer
Ballfield Mixture
Top Soil
Hardwood Bark Mulch
Wood Carpet
Mushroom Compost
PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES
The SHACOG Purchasing Alliance web site allows the member municipalities of the participating COG's to record and view their estimated commodity requirements via the Internet. By using this site, the municipalities have instant access to previous years' survey estimates and the ability to enter data for the new year as well as view all posted bid tabulations.
MUNICIPALITIES - Click here to access the Municipalities section of the SHACOG Purchasing Alliance web portal.
VENDORS
Prospective vendors must be registered with the SHACOG Purchasing Alliance and have a Username and Password. If the vendor is not registered or does not have a Username and Password, the vendor should contact Sue Dawson (412-429-1130) in the SHACOG office.
VENDORS - Click here to access the Vendors sections of the SHACOG Purchasing Alliance web portal.