Surf Life Saving Australia - Circular
Title: BRP Powercraft Equipment Grant
Document ID: 56/14-15
Department: Coastal Safety
Audience: Clubs, support operation services, State & Territory centres
Summary: Notification to clubs and services of the BRP equipment grant
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is the preferred powercraft supplier and national partner of
SLSA providing Surf Life Saving (SLS) affiliated clubs and services with side-by-side all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs), rescue water craft (RWC) and outboard motors (OM).
The 2015 BRP Powercraft Equipment Grant is an initiative developed by BRP and SLSA to enable SLS
affiliated clubs and services to purchase heavily subsidised equipment for lifesaving operations.
The 2015 BRP powercraft Equipment Grant includes a total of $360K + GST worth of equipment.
Grant application:
SLS clubs and services seeking equipment from the grant are to submit an online application at:
www.sls.com.au/BRPGRANT
Applications open: Monday 19 January 2015
Applications close: Friday 20 February 2015
SLSA will notify all applicants on the status of their application by 6 March 2015.
Payment
Clubs/services will be invoiced for the remaining discounted amount directly by BRP by 6 March 2015.
Payment is to be made to BRP by 16 March 2015.
Terms and Conditions:
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Applications must be completed in full by the close date above; no late applications will be
received.
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The successful applicants are selected by their respective SLS State/Territory centre and
decisions are final.
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Clubs/services selected by their respective SLS State/Territory centre to receive a subsidised
unit, but wish to withdraw their grant application must inform their State/Territory centre
and SLSA prior to 16 March 2015.
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If BRP have not received payment by the 16 March 2015, BRP will inform SLSA and allocation
will be passed onto another worthwhile applicant under consultation with the respective
State/Territory Centre.
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12 ATVs and up to 8 RWCs in the grant will be used for the Australian Surf Life Saving
Championships (Aussies 2015) in Queensland (QLD) 2015. Successful applicants whose
equipment is used at the event are responsible for the collection of equipment post event.
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Price includes pre-delivery costs and fitting to SLS specification.
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Prices do NOT include State/Territory specific registration fees - this is the responsibility of
the club/service after collection of the equipment.
Prices do NOT include freight to the local dealer or from Aussies 2015 (QLD).
The successful applicant is responsible for freight to local dealer
The successful applicants will be required to promote the grant through their club channels
and may also be required for media that could be generated through the program.
BRP equipment must be retained by the successful applicant for a minimum of 12 months.
SLSA will provide the club/service details and the club/service contact details of the
club/service representative completing the application form for the purposes of this grant
only.
Equipment Details:
The following BRP equipment is available through the grant at a 50% discount:
EQUIPMENT
DETAILS AND CONDITIONS
PRICE
Can-Am Commander SSV 800 ATV DPS
 Available to all SLS clubs/services
$9242.60 (incl GST)
 Supplied to full SLS specification incl. rust
Unit price at 50% discount of SLSA
proofing
RRP (incl. GST)
 Club/service responsible for registration
$18 484.20
 Provided to full SLS specification incl.
$8,032.60 (incl GST)
Sea-Doo GTI 130
trailer
 SLS service responsible for registration,
rescue sled and RWC accessories
* Unit price at 50% discounted
SLSA RRP (incl. GST)
$16,065.20
BRP EQUIPMENT GRANT
STEP 1
Applications open
Monday 19 January 2015
STEP 2
Applications Close
SLS state/territory centres to begin prioritising applications
Friday 20 February 2015
STEP 3
SLSA receive final approved applications from SLS state/territory centres
Friday 27 February 2015
STEP 4
SLSA notifies clubs/services of their application status
BRP to issue successful clubs/services with tax invoice for equipment and/or freight
By Friday 6 March 2015
STEP 5
Clubs/services send payment for equipment and/or freight to BRP by
Monday 16 March 2015
STEP 6
Clubs/services collect equipment from Aussies 2015 (Kirra, QLD)
SLSA orders all other equipment with BRP suppliers
Monday 13 April 2015
NB: equipment will not be ordered or cannot be collected until payment is received
STEP 7
All other equipment delivered
May 2015
SLSA Contact:
C: Murray Copas
E: [email protected] P: 02 9215 8000