1. a) Any contractor or subcontractor receiving a notice of suspension may, within 30 days after receipt of a notice, file an appearance and request for a hearing. A contractor or subcontractor that does not file an appearance and request a hearing within the 30 days after receipt shall be deemed to have waived any hearing and will be subject to immediate suspension.
2. b) Within 30 days after receipt of a notice that imposes an interim suspension, the contractor or subcontractor may submit, in person, in writing, or through a representative, information, documentation and argument in opposition to the interim suspension. The CPO will consider the contractor's or subcontractor's submission in light of the evidence developed in the pending investigation, and may modify or terminate the suspension or may leave it in force. The CPO's decision concerning imposition of an interim suspension is final without further hearing.

(Source: Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 16518, effective September 30, 2011)