(a) The cost of conducting the Arbitration shall be borne equally by the Parties and in no case awarded to the prevailing Party. These costs shall include:

(b) Other costs, including the filing fees, witness fees, costs of discovery, or any other cost necessarily incurred by one Party, other than attorney's fees, may be awarded to the prevailing Party in the Arbitrator's discretion on the same basis as is allowed in civil actions. These costs shall be taxed as in civil actions.

(c) Reasonable attorney's fees may be awarded in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 10240.13 or other applicable law, if any.

(d) A petition for interest, costs and attorney's fees must be filed by any Party within 15 days of receipt of the decision on any objections filed pursuant to Section 1390(b) or, if there is no objection, within 30 days of receipt of the Decision on the Merits. Any response to a petition for interest, costs and attorneys fees shall be filed within 15 days of receipt of the petition. Any petition for interest, costs or attorney's fees shall be promptly determined and assessed by the Arbitrator in a separate hearing, as necessary, following the Decision on the Merits of the claim, and a Decision on Costs issued.