2014 Noise Exposure Contour Reports for Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Introduction: 

The operation of the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is governed by a Tripartite Agreement between the Toronto Port Authority, The City of Toronto (Lessor) and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada represented by the Minister of Transport (Minister). The agreement was amended as of June 30, 2003. 

Scope: 

To provide a Noise Exposure Contour study report, for the calendar year 2014. The report should contain two contour maps; one with Helicopters and one without based on the 95-percentile level of aircraft movements.
Definition: 

“Noise Exposure Forecast Contour” (NEF Contour) means a line joining points on the ground in the vicinity or within the boundaries of an airport, which experience equal exposure to noise produced by aircraft using that airport, where each point’s exposure to aircraft noise is calculated for a time in the past or estimated for a time in the future as the combination over all aircraft operations of the integrated time history of each individual aircraft’s noise signature, represented by the unit of Effective Perceived Noise Level (EPNL), scaled and calculated in accordance with section 34. 

Period of the Contract: 

The period of the contract is for a duration of approximately 15-20 weeks after contract award.