I would tell the client that to meet time and budget constraints, you're going to have to use a template and customise it to their needs. If they agree, there'

I would tell the client that to meet time and budget constraints, you're going to have to use a template and customise it to their needs. If they agree, there's nothing wrong about it, otherwise you can have a discussion about what's really possible in that time frame, and maybe slice and dice until the expectations are more realistic.