MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Petitioners, Trustees of the Northeast Carpenters Health, Pension, Annuity, Apprenticeship, and Labor Management Cooperation Funds (“petitioners” or “the Funds”), commenced this action to confirm two arbitration awards against Akwesasne Construction, Inc. (“respondent” or “Akwesasne Construction”). Petitioners also seek to recover attorney’s fees and costs incurred in prosecuting this action. For the reasons set forth below, the Court confirms the arbitration awards and grants the motion for fees and costs.I. BACKGROUNDA. FactsThe Court takes the following facts from the petition to confirm the arbitration awards (“the Petition”) and the exhibits attached thereto. (ECF No. 1.)At all relevant times, Akwesasne Construction was bound to a collective bargaining agreement (the “CBA”) with the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters (the “Union”). (Pet. 7.) The CBA required Akwesasne Construction to make contributions to the Funds for all work performed within the Union’s trade and geographical jurisdiction. (Id. 8.)Akwesasne Construction was also bound to a Joint Policy for Collection of Delinquent Contributions (the “Collection Policy”). (Id. 12; Ex. B.) Under the Collection Policy, employers were required to submit to a payroll audit on request by the Funds. (Pet. 13; Ex. B, art. 2.2.) If an employer’s contributions to the Funds were found deficient, the Collection Policy awarded, in addition to the deficiency, interest, liquidated damages, attorney’s fees, arbitration fees, and audit costs. (Pet. Ex. B, arts. 2.1, 6.1, 6.3.) The Collection Policy subjected disputes relating to an employer’s failure to remit contributions to arbitration before the Funds’ designated arbitrator. (Pet. 18; Ex. B, art. 2.2.)As relevant here, the Funds audited Akwesasne Construction, for the period from August 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016, to determine whether Akwesasne Construction had complied with its obligations under the CBA. (Pet. 16.) The auditor found that Akwesasne Construction failed to contribute $32,503.31 to the Funds during the relevant time period. (Id. 17.)Accordingly, the Funds initiated arbitration under the Collection Policy and sent Akwesasne Construction a Notice of Intent to Arbitrate Delinquency. (Id. 20; Ex. C.) After conducting a hearing, the arbitrator found that Akwesasne Construction had violated the CBA and ordered Akwesasne Construction to pay the Funds $49,817.05, representing the $32,503.31 deficiency; $6,763.08 in interest; $6,500.66 in liquidated damages; $2,400.00 in audit costs; $900.00 for attorney’s fees; and $750.00 for the arbitrator’s fee. (Pet.
