Unless the contractor and the department agree otherwise, each party shall be responsible for its own costs incurred in connection with the mediation, including costs of document reproduction for documents requested by such party, attorney's fees, and consultant or expert fees. The costs of the mediator shall be divided equally between the parties.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.1819 adopted to be effective November 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 11658