SBI Invites Tenders for Infrastructure Expansion and IT Upgrades Across India
State Bank of India (SBI) floats tenders for nationwide expansion, including civil works for new HLC Whitefield (Bengaluru) and RSETI Nanded, and a strategic IT upgrade for a crucial Forex Price Engine.
Mumbai, November 27, 2025: State Bank of India (SBI), through its Local Head Offices (LHOs) and specialized units, has initiated multiple tendering processes this week for significant civil, interior, electrical, and IT works across the country. The tenders reflect the bank's focus on expanding its physical branch network, upgrading existing facilities, and bolstering its technological backbone, particularly in critical areas like the South and West.
Major Infrastructure and Branch Expansion
A significant cluster of tenders involves immediate civil and construction works:
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Bengaluru: The LHO in Bengaluru has issued two separate tenders for the HLC Whitefield, AO-1 Bengaluru South unit. These include an e-tender for Civil Works and a parallel e-tender for Interior Decoration & Furnishing Works, both opening on November 28, 2025, and closing on December 12, 2025.
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Maharashtra: The LHO, Maharashtra, is seeking bids for the balance construction works of the Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) Building at Nanded. This project also opens on November 28, 2025.
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Odisha & Rajasthan: The bank is actively expanding its physical presence through lease and construction. The LHO in Bhubaneshwar is seeking commercial premises for the new SBI-Barahgoda Branch in Bargarh, Odisha, closing December 18, 2025. Similarly, the Jaipur LHO is seeking premises for a proposed new branch at Jamdoli, Agra Road Jaipur.
Focus on Telangana/Andhra Pradesh (LHO Hyderabad)
The Hyderabad LHO is particularly busy, floating multiple tenders for both new and existing facilities:
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Halia Branch: Separate e-tenders have been issued for the Interior Works, Electrical Works, and AC Works at the Halia Branch under RBO Nalgonda, with all three closing early on December 3, 2025.
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IDA Uppal Branch: The AO Secunderabad office has released three concurrent tenders for its proposed new branch premises at IDA Uppal, covering Interior Work, Electrical Work, and Air-Conditioning Works, all closing on December 8, 2025.
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Specialized Services: The Hyderabad LHO is also tendering for Catering cum Caretaking Services at its Executive Guest House at Kavadiguda.
Strategic IT and Financial Technology Upgrade
In a significant move to enhance its global trading capabilities, the Global IT Centre (GITC) has issued a tender for the Procurement of a Forex Price Engine.
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Purpose: This engine will act as a source to generate and distribute price streams by the Bank, indicating a strategic upgrade to its financial technology infrastructure. The tender was opened on November 27, 2025, and closes on December 19, 2025.
Other tenders were noted for branch shifting (Charbatia, Odisha) and pending interior works (Raipur Rani, Chandigarh LHO), underscoring the granular level of ongoing maintenance and expansion across the banking behemoth's vast network.