(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, all printing under sections 125.43 to 125.76 of the Revised Code, shall be executed pursuant to section 125.11 of the Revised Code.

(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to printing contracts requiring special, security paper of a unique nature if compliance with division (A) will result in an excessive price for the product or acquiring a disproportionately inferior product.

(C) As used in this section, “excessive price” means a price that exceeds by more than five per cent the lowest price submitted on a non-Ohio bid.