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AI consultancy / systems integration services · South AfricaFull evidence record
QBC AI Agency
QBC AI Agency is a Cape Town consultancy offering bespoke automation, software-development and AI implementation services rather than a shared software product.
Sandbox Africa checked the submitted evidence and promoted the verified checkpoint record. Any visible adjustment is identified rather than silently rewritten.
The official public tier and technical record below are the verified publication outcome.
Tier 0 — Concept / Vaporware
Tier 0 for the technology-product review framework and exclude from the Product Marketplace pathway. The company may be considered elsewhere as a service provider if Sandbox Africa creates an appropriate services category.
Strongest supporting evidence
The company is a real, contactable business — a rebranded construction and civil engineering firm (Quantity Building & Civil) with a verifiable Cape Town address and phone number — but publishes no software product for independent testing. The only functional element on the site is a contact form, which was tested and works correctly.
Why the next tier is not yet supported
Tier 1 requires a core product loop to be demonstrably working, even in unpolished form. No such loop exists here — every listed service is delivered as custom consulting engagement, not a shared platform. The tier framework assumes a software product an evaluator can enter; this company's business model does not produce one.
Verified findings and limitations
Direct review observations
The intern reviewed the complete public site and successfully submitted the contact form, but found no login, dashboard, API or repeatable product workflow to test.
Independent verification
QBC/Quantity Building & Civil maintains a current public presence marketing AI automation services. The available evidence describes a consultancy engagement model, not a standardised software platform.
Observed issues
Marketing includes quantified ROI and capability claims that are not tied to a testable product surface.
Testing limitations
The Sandbox Africa product-tier framework cannot meaningfully validate bespoke consulting delivery through a public product test.
What was actually assessed
Loaded qbc-ai.com — the initial automated fetch returned only page metadata with no visible content, so the site was reviewed manually in browser instead, confirming a client-side rendered page. Reviewed all sections in order — Empowering Business Worldwide (hero), About QBC, Company Timeline, Our Services, Why Choose Us, and Get In Touch — checking for dead links and content faults throughout. Cross-referenced the footer and copyright line against the "QBC AI" branding used in the hero and navigation, identifying the parent company name "Quantity Building & Civil." Reviewed the Contact section for location evidence, recording the stated street address and phone number. Compared the published "700% ROI in 3 years" statistic against the company's own timeline dates to check internal consistency. Clicked "Get Started" in the navigation, which opened a contact form modal (Name, Email, Company, Message); completed and submitted the form with genuine details, confirming successful submission via the on-screen "Sent Successfully" state and a corresponding toast notification. Checked the site's TLS certificate directly via browser inspection to confirm HTTPS configuration.
Environment / device / browser
Edge on Windows
Account or access type
Business account
Access limitations
No software product exists for this company to access. Investigation established that QBC AI Agency operates as a bespoke consultancy — a 2023 AI rebrand of an existing construction and civil engineering firm, Quantity Building & Civil — rather than a company offering a shared, testable platform. The only interactive function available on the entire site is a contact form, which was tested and confirmed functional. As a result, Checkpoints 3, 5 and 6 (core loop execution, performance, integration readiness) could not be assessed in any meaningful sense, since there is no product against which to apply them. This is a limitation of fit between the review framework and the company's business model, not a limitation of access in the usual sense — no credential, payment, or approval barrier was encountered, because there was never a product behind one.
What was observed
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Evidence 1
Contact form submission The "Get Started" contact modal after submission, showing "Sent Successfully" and a confirming toast, "Message Sent — We'll get back to you shortly." This is the only functional, interactive element found anywhere on the site, confirming QBC's model as a lead-generation consultancy rather than a self-serve product.
Evidence 2
TLS certificate detail Certificate viewer for qbc-ai.com, confirming a valid, currently trusted HTTPS connection using TLS 1.3 with a Let's Encrypt certificate issued 24 June 2026, expiring 22 September 2026. DevTools Security panel confirms the connection is secure and all page resources are served securely.
Seven checkpoint assessment
The verified result is the official public checkpoint record. For earlier-standard reviews, these findings may have been reconstructed from preserved evidence during Sandbox Africa’s 2026 audit; they are not presented as if the contributor originally completed a structured worksheet. Contributor-submitted checkpoint wording is shown only where explicit public reviewer attribution has been enabled.
Step 1 — The Existence & Accessibility Check
Is it live?
Checking for dead links, infinite loading screens, or "Coming Soon" landing pages masquerading as live products.
Sandbox verifiedpass
Site loads fully with no dead links across Home, About, Services, Why Choose Us, and Contact sections.
Onboarding friction
Can a user or enterprise actually sign up, or is it gated behind broken "Contact Sales" forms?
Sandbox verifiednot assessed
Get Started" opens a contact/lead-capture modal (Name, Email, Company, Message) rather than any registration or product access. Submission was completed and confirmed, with the interface displaying "Sent Successfully" and a toast confirming "Message Sent — We'll get back to you shortly," consistent with the modal's stated 24-hour response commitment. Editorial proposal adjusted from fail to not_assessed using current independent verification and the established gated-product/safety-critical rules.
Verification adjustmentStep 2 — Functional Testing (The "Try It Out" Phase)
Core loop execution
Does the application actually do what it claims to do? (e.g. a payment gateway completing a test transaction, a logistics app's routing engine working.)
Sandbox verifiednot assessed
No core product loop exists to test. The only interactive function on the site is the contact form, which was tested and confirmed functional under Checkpoint 2.
User experience (UX) & interface (UI)
Assessing the logical flow, responsiveness, and basic accessibility of the platform.
Sandbox verifiednot assessed
No authenticated or resource-intensive product function exists to test load behaviour under use.
Step 3 — Technical & Architectural Assessment
Performance
Load speeds, uptime reliability, and basic stress responses.
Sandbox verifiednot assessed
No authenticated or resource-intensive product function exists to test load behaviour under use.
Integration readiness
Availability, clarity, and functionality of API documentation and webhooks.
Sandbox verifiednot assessed
No API documentation, developer resources, or integration references exist anywhere on the site, consistent with the company operating as a bespoke services consultancy rather than a self-serve platform vendor.
Security basics
SSL certification, basic encryption standards, and data handling transparency.
Sandbox verifiedpass
HTTPS confirmed via a valid, currently active TLS certificate for qbc-ai.com, issued by Let's Encrypt on 24 June 2026, expiring 22 September 2026 — standard domain-validated certificate, correctly configured. Given the site's only functional feature is a contact form collecting name, email, and company details, basic transport security is the appropriate and sufficient bar here, and it is met.
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