The origins of the State Bank of India date back to 1806 when the Bank of Calcutta (later called the Bank of Bengal) was established. In 1921, the Bank of Bengal was amalgamated with Bank of Madras and Bank of Bombay to form the Imperial Bank of India. In 1955, the State Bank of India was formed by an Act of Parliament to succeed the Imperial Bank of India.
State Bank of India, Bahrain, was established in January 1977, with a vision to synergise the trade and industrial business related banking requirements between India and the Gulf. It was an OBU to begin with and has maintained the same status till date although its business and profitability has multiplied manifold over the years. The branch has a staff strength of 27 (twenty seven) including 10 (ten) Bahraini nationals all of whom are fully equipped to effectively service our vibrant clientele.
SBI, Bahrain, has on offer, a varied portfolio of deposit and loan schemes which are available on tap. Being an OBU, it has a geographically diverse client base hailing from all across the Gulf (except Bahrain) and the Middle East and also from some other Eritrean, African as well as Asian countries. This branch of SBI can also boast of the latest in the IT and Communication facilities viz. SWIFT, Bloomberg, Reuter; EBS; ADSL etc. which makes any transaction with SBI, Bahrain, indeed a happy experience for the connoisseur.
NOTICE FOR SELECTION OF CONSULTANT
State Bank of India proposes to open a Limited Service Centre at Manama. To assist the Bank in setting up the centre, the Bank proposes to appoint an Interior Designer/Architect Firm as its Consultant for the project. The project involves designing and setting up a Bank branch in a Carpet Area of 118 sq meters as per our requirement. The Consultant will have the following responsibilities
- Formulating the concept/design/preparing the sketches
- Finalising the drawing in consultation with us
- Preparing the scope of work, documentation, costing etc.
- Preparing Tender documents, inviting tenders and evaluation of the offers jointly with the Bank Officials
- Issuing instructions to the Contractor who has been awarded the contract, supervising/inspecting the work being done, documenting the time schedules, certifying the work being done, scrutinising the bills submitted by the contractor etc.
Interested Interior designing / architect firms are requested to submit their proposal to the Bank along with details of their cost estimates, work experience, qualifications as required by local laws etc. to the following address on or before the 30th October 2011.
The Chief Executive Officer
State Bank of India
Retail Branch
60, Government Avenue
PO Box 10763
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Applications received after the due date will not be considered.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Contact: Tel: 17548033, email: sbifcb@batelco.com.bh