Time limit for petition

(a) If the contract has not as yet been awarded, the completed petition must be filed in the Office of the Commissioner of Public Works, State Office Building, 165 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, no later than ten (10) calendar days after the opening of bids on the contract on which the Petitioner claims there have been a violation(s) of the provisions of Chapter 60. Failure to comply with this 10-day filing period shall be grounds for rejecting a petition. (b) If the contract has been awarded, the completed petition must be filed in the Office of the Commissioner no later than ten (10) calendar days after the cause or event giving rise to the claim has occurred and become known to the petitioner. Failure to comply with this 10-day filing period shall be grounds for rejecting a petition. (c) For good cause shown by the petitioner, the Commissioner may in his discretion waive the 10-day time limitation set forth in subsections (a) and (b) where doing so will not prejudice the interests of the State of Connecticut. (Effective March 31, 1992)