About Us
Trusted Construction Cost Advisors
Jackson Schwabe Tyack Associates brings together professionally registered Quantity Surveyors (PrQS) with over 120 years of collective construction cost experience across South Africa.
Our BScQS-qualified team from the University of KwaZulu-Natal combines decades of national and international experience in quantity surveying, project management, and property development.
As members of the South African Council for Quantity Surveyors (SACQS), we adhere to the highest professional standards and codes of ethics.
Our diverse expertise spans residential, commercial, industrial, and public sector projects and includes experience in civil works, marine construction, mining, healthcare facilities, and oil & gas sectors.
This comprehensive background enables us to deliver independent construction cost valuation services that meet the exacting requirements of the Insurance Industry across South Africa.
Valuations You Can Rely On
Operating as an independent collaboration of experienced construction cost consultants, Jackson Schwabe Tyack Associates maintains a strategic national footprint, with established practices across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape.
This geographic coverage ensures local market knowledge, while delivering consistent professional standards nationwide.
Our specialised focus serves the diverse stakeholders of South Africa’s property industry, including residential, commercial and industrial property owners, property administrators, banking and financial institutions, insurance brokers, underwriters, loss adjusters, and claims assessors.
We provide these clients with definitive, current, and accurate building replacement cost valuations, and comprehensive damage claim assessments essential for insurance compliance, asset reporting, mortgage compliance and insurance claim settlements.
Our Focus
Our core mission centres on delivering independent and reliable construction cost estimates that protect property owners from the financial risks of under-insurance and inaccurate valuations.
In today’s volatile environment of increasing natural disasters, climate change impacts, and socio-political challenges across South Africa and the broader African continent, accurate property valuations have become essential business protection.
We specialise in comprehensive building replacement cost estimation, detailed property damage assessments, insurance valuation reports, and independent asset audits.
Our systematic approach to field surveys, data collection, measurement, and cost estimation ensures that every client receives bespoke reliable valuations based on current market conditions, local construction costs, and industry-specific requirements.
Our Value Proposition
Jackson Schwabe Tyack Associates’ proposition is managing your asset Value at Risk by delivering comprehensive, trusted and independent construction cost estimating services, built on proven methodology, experience and professional excellence nationwide.
Our Core Values
Our service is guided by principles that ensure accuracy, trust, and long-term value for our clients and stakeholders:
- Professional Excellence – we uphold the highest technical standards, delivering accurate and reliable solutions.
- Integrity – we subscribe to a Professional Code of Ethics based on trust, honesty and transparency, providing a clear and reliable cost service.
- Client Service – we place each client’s project objectives and challenges at the forefront, ensuring value and fit for purpose service delivery.
- Accountability – we take full responsibility for the accuracy of our work and service.
- Collaboration– we share and leverage experience and knowledge based on trust and mutual respect.
- Confidentiality– we safeguard sensitive information and foster long-term partnerships built on trust.
