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 mediation process itself shall be divided equally between the parties.

Source Note: The provisions of this §51.219 adopted to be effective January 30, 2001, 26 TexReg 979