6. An associate deputy minister, a director general and the director of the Laboratoire des sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale are authorized to sign, for the purpose of fulfilling their mandate, up to the amounts specified, where applicable,(1) promises and awards of grants;
(2) $500,000:(a) supply contracts;
(b) professional or auxiliary services contracts; and
(3) $25,000, contracts for the administration of immovables.