Unless the contractor and the Agency agree otherwise, each party shall be responsible for its own costs incurred in connection with the negotiation, mediation, and other assisted negotiation or mediation processes, 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 §800.456 adopted to be effective August 23, 2000, 25 TexReg 8063