Africa
Our Cape Town head office connects the team with projects across the region.
Shop 6, La Savina, The Island Club, Century City, 7441+27 21 825 0230
ACE Consulting
Building the future.Global, multidisciplinary consulting: project managers, engineers, architects and quantity surveyors. Civil, structural, electrical, mechanical and forensic engineering.
Our Global Footprint
Global reach. One coordinated team.
Across Africa, the UAE and Europe, we bring disciplines together around your project. Our Cape Town head office connects the team from brief to delivery.
+27 21 825 0230
UAE
Multidisciplinary project support coordinated with our Cape Town team.
Explore DubaiEurope
A connected approach to design and project delivery across borders.
Explore IstanbulBefore the first line, the right questions.
What does your business need from this place? We begin with the commercial brief, the people who will use it and the possibilities of the site.
- The decisions
- Use and area requirements. Access and orientation. Site constraints, budget and programme.
The idea takes form.
Space, structure and facade. Each decision brings the brief closer to a building.
- ImagineTest the plan and building form.
- ResolveDevelop structure and envelope.
- RefineBring detail and material together.
Every discipline.
The same project.
Project management brings architecture, civil and structural engineering, electrical and mechanical systems, and quantity surveying into one coordinated process.
Space that works
Develop the floor plans, circulation, facade and interior. Test how people arrive, move, work and gather.
Architectural layouts and spatial planningStructure that supports it
Coordinate the structural grid, foundations and civil works with the architecture, site conditions and construction approach.
Civil and structural designSystems that fit
Bring building services into the shared model. Review interfaces and resolve clashes before issuing coordinated information.
BIM coordination and technical detailingFrom coordinated design
to work on site.
A clear route through approvals.
Prepare the drawings and supporting information for the relevant authorities. Coordinate comments and revisions with the design team.
- Submission drawings
- Supporting reports
- Comment responses
Information a contractor can price.
Develop coordinated drawings, schedules and specifications. Support tender queries so scope, interfaces and responsibilities are understood.
- Technical drawings
- Specifications
- Tender clarification
Keep the design intent in view.
Review site progress, answer technical queries and coordinate changes. Track quality and outstanding work with the project team.
- Site reviews
- Technical responses
- Quality and progress
A finished building.
A new beginning.
The final stage prepares a building for the people who will use it. We coordinate close-out, review outstanding work and support the transition to occupation.
- From construction to operation
- Completion inspections, commissioning coordination, as-built information and handover records, as agreed in the appointment.
One team, from design to delivery.
7Core services3Regions1Coordinated team
Project Management
Programme, procurement, cost and risk, coordinated across the project lifecycle.
Architecture
Concept, spatial planning and detailed design for buildings and the people who use them.
Civil & Structural Engineering
Foundations, structures and civil infrastructure, coordinated with the site and the wider design team.
Electrical Engineering
Electrical systems considered alongside the architecture, structure and building requirements.
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical building systems coordinated with space, structure and operational needs.
Quantity Surveying
Cost planning, measurement and commercial oversight to support informed project decisions.
Forensic Engineering
Technical investigation and assessment to establish findings and inform the next steps.
Jamestown LED Hub
An integrated appointment for Stellenbosch Municipality, with ACE as lead architect across the design and delivery team.
- Our Role
- Lead architect, project management, quantity surveying, civil and structural engineering, electrical.
- Contract Period
- 2019 to 2021
- Contract Value
- R62 million, including VAT
Insights
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Engineering thinking from the field.
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Resilience
High-salinity coastal structures: a materials durability review
A fifteen-year review of seven materials systems for high-salinity coastal structures: field data, honest weaknesses and procurement-grade guidance.
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Delivery
A working digital twin for cross-border delivery: what works, where it breaks
An engineer's account of running a federated digital twin across South Africa, the UAE, Libya and Turkiye: the stack, the jurisdictions, the failure modes.
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Procurement
How long international procurement actually takes, by country
Country-by-country RFQ-to-award timelines, bond rates, languages and dispute-resolution defaults across South Africa, the UAE, Libya and Turkiye.
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Why International Clients Choose Ace
Defined by the questions we answer.
Three questions get asked in every international procurement call we take. Here is how we answer each one, and what it means for the buyer in the audit committee.
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"Will you understand my market?"
Local-code expertise in every market we serve (NBR, UAE Code, Eurocode, Turkish TS 500), delivered by one accountable team based in Cape Town.
02
"Can you deliver across borders?"
Coordinated models and shared project information connect design decisions with site delivery across the markets we serve.
03
"How will accountability work?"
One named principal across design, engineering, and site administration. Full professional indemnity carried by the firm.
Affiliations
Professional bodies and standards
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Engineering Council of South Africa
ECSA
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South African Council for the Architectural Profession
SACAP
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Green Building Council South Africa
GBCSA
Your next building starts with a conversation.
Tell us about the site, your ambitions and where you are in the process. Our Cape Town team will help define the next step.