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SECTION 5. Chapter 12, article 2, section 12-28 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) is amended to read as follows: "Section 12-28. Combination hearings; applicable proceedings. (a) The council may combine the hearings provided for in sections 12-10 and 12-27. If it does so, such determination shall be made in the resolution proposing to make the improvement or improvements, and the following provisions shall then be applicable to the proceedings: (1) The resolution need not specify the maximum estimated amount to be assessed on the unit of assessment nor fix the date of public hearing upon the proposed improvement, but shall direct the preparation by the responsible director or manager of the documents and data to be prepared by such person as provided in sections 12-18 and 12-19 and in section 12- 27 and if applicable shall include the request and direction provided in section 12-20. After the combined hearings, if the council determines to proceed with the improvements, the resolution specified in section 12-20 need not again direct preparation by the responsible director or manager of the documents and data as provided in sections 12-18 and 12-19. The clerk shall not cause the notices to be given as provided in section 12-10 until the documents and data have been so prepared by the responsible director or manager, and if applicable, by each cooperating department, and preliminarily approved by the council, at which time the council shall by resolution requiring not more than one reading for its adoption fix the date of combined hearings[.-]; provided that the map, details and plans and specifications specified in sections 12-19 and 12-20 shall be deemed to satisfy this requirement if such documents are determined by the responsible director or manager to be in such form and contain such information as is reasonably necessary to inform the owners and other interested parties at least generally of the nature and scope of the proposed special improvements. (2) The matters to be contained in the notices provided for in sections 12-10 and 12-27 shall be combined into single notices to be so published, posted and mailed; for the purpose thereof the total amount of the cost of the improvement shall be based on the estimated cost of the work to be included in bids when received, not upon the bid of the lowest responsible and reliable bidder as specified in section 12-27. (3) The council may request the responsible director or manager,to call for bids on all improvements to be constructed under contract to be received on or before the date of the combined hearings pursuant to the provisions of[sections 12 23, 12 21 and 12 25.] section 12-24. (4) The responsible director or manager shall prepare an amended preliminary assessment roll based on any revisions in the estimate of the responsible director or manager or on the results of the bids received for improvements as the case may be and shall send said amended assessment roll to the council on or before the public hearing. 3