112.4. Sections 106 and 112.2 do not apply to a contract(1) whose object is the supply of equipment, materials or services for which a tariff is fixed or approved by the Government of Canada or of Québec or by a minister or body thereof;
(2) whose object is the supply of insurance, equipment, materials or services and that is entered into with a non-profit organization, a public body within the meaning of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (chapter A-2.1), or a supplier found, after thorough and documented verification, to be the only one in all the provinces and territories of Canada that is in a position to provide the equipment, materials or services, or, if the object of the contract is the providing of professional services referred to in section 112.2, the only one within Québec that is in a position to provide the services;
(3) whose object is the performance of work to remove, move or reconstruct mains or installations for waterworks, sewers, electricity, gas, steam, telecommunications, oil or another fluid and that is entered into with the owner of the mains or installations or with a public utility, for a price corresponding to the price usually charged by an undertaking generally performing such work;
(4) whose object is the supply of services by a supplier in a monopoly position in the field of communications, electricity or gas;
(5) whose object is the maintenance of specialized equipment that must be carried out by the manufacturer or its representative;
(6) whose object is the supply of bulk trucking services and that is entered into through the holder of a brokerage permit issued under the Transport Act (chapter T-12);
(7) whose object is the supply of movable property or services related to cultural or artistic fields or the supply of subscriptions or computer software for educational purposes;
(8) whose object is the supply of media space for the purposes of a publicity or promotional campaign; or
(9) whose object, stemming from the use of a software package or software product, is to(a) ensure compatibility with existing systems, software packages or software products;
(b) ensure the protection of exclusive rights such as copyrights, patents or exclusive licences;
(c) carry out research and development; or
(d) produce a prototype or original concept.